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glauber's salts

 

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Noun glauber's salt has 1 sense
  1. Glauber's salt, Glauber's salts - (Na2SO4.10H2O) a colorless salt used as a cathartic
    --1 is a kind of salt; salt; salt; salt

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Glauber's Salts

Description:

Glauber's Salts, also known as sodium sulfate decahydrate, is a white crystalline compound commonly used as a laxative and occasionally in the manufacturing of detergents, textiles, and paper. This inorganic salt is highly soluble in water and has a bitter taste.

Sample Sentences:

As a laxative:

  1. After suffering from constipation, she decided to take a dose of Glauber's Salts.
  2. When consumed, Glauber's Salts help promote bowel movement and relieve constipation.

In manufacturing:

  1. Textile industries utilize Glauber's Salts in dyeing processes to improve dye absorption.
  2. The paper mill ordered a bulk supply of Glauber's Salts for their manufacturing operations.

In detergents:

  1. Glauber's Salts are included in some laundry detergents to enhance their cleaning power.
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