Definition of Glauber's salt in English:
Glauber's salt
(also Glauber's salts)
noun ˈɡlaʊbəzˈɡlɔː-ˈɡloubərz ˌsôlt
A crystalline hydrated form of sodium sulphate, used chiefly as a laxative.
芒硝，皮硝；格劳贝尔盐；硫酸钠（主要用作轻泻剂）
Example sentencesExamples
- Some are remembered by association with useful substances, like Fehling's solution, or Glauber's salt.
- Having experienced a mild diarrheal illness for several days, he had attempted to cure himself of this ailment that morning with a dose of Glauber's salts (sodium sulfate, similar to Epsom's salt), a laxative.
- Epsom salt (magnesium sulfate heptahydrate MgSO 4 7H 2 O) and Glauber's salt (sodium sulfate decahydrate Na 2 SO 4 10H 2 O) are examples of hydrates.
- Such systems are now used only for certain specialized applications such as the production of Glauber's salt for synthetic sponges, or for very small-scale operations, or in primitive areas where the cost of labor is extremely low.
- This includes various seaweeds such as kelp or dulse, certain mineral salts such as sodium sulfate (Glauber's salts) and certain plants.
Origin
Mid 18th century: named after Johann R. Glauber (1604–1668), the German chemist who first produced the substance artificially.