Glauber's salt

English

Alternative forms

• Glauber salt

Etymology

Glauber+salt. Named after German iatrochemist Johann Glauber (1604–1670) who manufactured sodium sulphate, a salt, in 1656.

Noun

Glauber's salt (countable and uncountable, plural Glauber's salts)

1. (inorganic chemistry) sodium sulphate (typically a hydrated form) typically used as a laxative or in dyeing wool.

Synonyms

• horse salt
• sal mirabilis
• sodium sulfate decahydrate

 

Translations

Translations

• German: Glaubersalz (de) n
• Polish: siarczan sodu m