| Glauber's salt | Na2SO4-10H2O;an ingredient of many of the natural laxative waters, and also used as a hydragogue cathartic. Synonym: Glauber's salt. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| glauber's salts | Sulphate of soda, a well-known cathartic. It is a white crystalline substance, with a cooling, slightly bitter taste, and is commonly called "salts." It occurs naturally and abundantly in some mineral springs, and in many salt deposits, as the mineral mirabilite. It is manufactured in large quantities as an intermediate step in the "soda process," and also for use in glass making. Origin: G. Glaubersalz, from Glauber, a German chemist who discovered it. See Glauberite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Glauber, Johann | <person> German chemist, 1604-1668. See: Glauber's salt. (05 Mar 2000) |
| glauberite | <chemical> A mineral, consisting of the sulphates of soda and lime. Origin: From Glauber, a German chemist, died 1668: cf. F. Glauberite, G. Glauberit. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |