sodium sulfate

English

Alternative forms

• sodium sulphate

Noun

sodium sulfate (uncountable)

1. (inorganic chemistry) The sodium salt of sulfuric acid, Na₂SO₄; it is a mild laxative (as Glauber's salt), and is used in the manufacture of paper, detergents and many other products.

Synonyms

• sulfate of soda

Translations

Na₂SO₄

• Catalan: sulfat de sodi m
• French: sulfate de sodium m
• German: Natriumsulfat (de) n
• Hungarian: nátrium-szulfát (hu)
• Irish: sulfáit sóidiam f
• Polish: siarczan sodu m
• Romanian: sulfat de sodiu (ro) m
• Russian: сульфа́т на́трия m (sulʹfát nátrija)
• Tagalog: sodyum sulpat