| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Glauber's salt |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Glau·ber's salt |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  glou b rz |
| NOUN: | A colorless hydrated sodium sulfate, Na2SO4·10H2O, used in paper and glass manufacturing and as a cathartic and diuretic. | | ETYMOLOGY: | After Johann Rudolf Glauber (1604–1668), German chemist.
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