Glauber's salt

American  

[glou-berz] / ˈglaʊ bərz /

Or Glauber salt

noun

1. the decahydrate form of sodium sulfate, a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, Na 2 SO 4 10H 2 O, used chiefly in textile dyeing and as a cathartic.

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Glauber's salt British  

/ ˈɡlaʊbə, ˈɡlaʊbəz /

noun

1. the crystalline decahydrate of sodium sulphate

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Etymology

Origin of Glauber's salt

1730–40; named after J. R. Glauber (1604–68), German chemist

Example Sentences

Glauber's salt is a natural sodium sulphate used in paper pulp and glass manufacturing.

From Time Magazine Archive

Lately in northwestern North Dakota a party of Federal relief workers discovered deposits containing 20,000,000 tons of Glauber's salt, worth about $350,000,000.

From Time Magazine Archive

Glauber's salt per gallon of water used, 2½ lb. soap, 1½ lb.

From The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student by Beech, Franklin

Saline cathartics, as Epsom or Glauber's salt, and diuretics, ounce doses of saltpeter, may be given.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

Glauber's salt and 1 lb. soap, then treat in a fresh boiling bath with 3 lb. copper sulphate.

From The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student by Beech, Franklin