sodium sulfate

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, Na 2 SO 4 , used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes, soaps, detergents, glass, and ceramic glazes.

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Etymology

Origin of sodium sulfate

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

“The newer ones have sodium sulfate, and are safe,” Rex says, stressing that patients still must drink the recommended amounts of water to avoid dehydration.

From Washington Post • Jul. 31, 2022

When solid sodium chloride is added to aqueous sulfuric acid, hydrogen chloride gas and aqueous sodium sulfate are produced.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

When the salt contains 25 per cent. sodium sulfate it is advisable to throw it away.

From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by Thomssen, E. G.

Bilious people have too little sodium sulfate, the melancholics are lacking in potassium sulfate and phosphate; too little calcium phosphate in the phlegmatics.

From History of Phosphorus by Farber, Eduard

It is obtained from acetone dried by ignited sodium sulfate and adding 2 per cent. water by volume.

From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by Thomssen, E. G.