Glauber's salt
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[edit]Glauber+salt. Named after German iatrochemist Johann Glauber (1604–1670) who manufactured sodium sulphate, a salt, in 1656.
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[edit]Glauber's salt (countable and uncountable, plural Glauber's salts)
- (inorganic chemistry) sodium sulphate (typically a hydrated form) typically used as a laxative or in dyeing wool.
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