Meaning Of The Word Glauber's salt

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Glauber's salt in American English
hydrated sodium sulfate, Na2SO4·10H2O, a crystalline salt used in medicine as a cathartic or diuretic, and in heating systems, etc.
noun: the decahydrate form of sodium sulfate, a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, Na2SO4·10H2O, used chiefly in textile dyeing and as a cathartic

Glauber's salt in British English
noun: the crystalline decahydrate of sodium sulphate

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