Glauber's salt
noun
Glau·ber's salt
ˈglau̇-bər(z)- 
: a colorless crystalline sulfate of sodium Na2SO4·10H2O used especially in dyeing, as a cathartic, and in solar energy systems
—sometimes used in plural
called also Glauber salt
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Glauber's salt
noun
Glau·ber's salt
ˌglau̇-bər(z)-
variants
also Glauber salt
: a colorless crystalline sodium sulfate Na2SO4·10H2O used especially in dyeing, as a cathartic, and in solar energy systems
—sometimes used in plural
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