sodium sulfate

noun Chemistry.

a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, Na2SO4, used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes, soaps, detergents, glass, and ceramic glazes.

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Origin of sodium sulfate

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby sodium sulfate

sodium propionate, sodium pump, sodium pyroborate, sodium salicylate, sodium silicate, sodium sulfate, sodium sulfide, sodium sulfite, sodium sulphate, sodium tetraborate, sodium thiocyanate
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Medical definitions for sodium sulfate

sodium sulfate

n.

A white crystalline compound used as a mild natural laxative and in larger doses as a hydragogue cathartic.
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