Definition of Sodium sulfate

1. Noun. A solid white bitter salt used in manufacturing glass and paper and dyes and pharmaceuticals.

Exact synonyms: Sodium Sulphate
Generic synonyms: Sulfate, Sulphate

Definition of Sodium sulfate

1. Noun. (inorganic compound) The sodium salt of sulfuric acid, Na2SO4; it is a mild laxative (as Glauber's salt), and is used in the manufacture of paper, detergents and many other products. ¹

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Medical Definition of Sodium sulfate

1. 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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sodium Sulfate

sodium pteroylglutamate
sodium pump
sodium pyroborate
sodium pyrophosphate
sodium pyrosulfite
sodium radioisotopes
sodium rhodanate
sodium ricinoleate
sodium salicylate
sodium selenite
sodium silicate
sodium silicofluoride
sodium soap
sodium sorbate
sodium stearate
sodium sulfate
sodium sulfite
sodium sulfocarbolate
sodium sulfocyanate
sodium sulforicinate
sodium sulphate
sodium sulphite
sodium tartrate
sodium taurocholate
sodium tetraborate
sodium tetradecyl sulfate
sodium thiocyanate
sodium thiopental
sodium thiosulfate
sodium thiosulphate

Literary usage of Sodium sulfate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"In order to exclude any possible precipitation of sodium sulfate a similar ... The solubility of sodium sulfate in AN is immeasurably small and it is only ..."

2. Analytical Chemistry by Frederick Pearson Treadwell (1921)
"as sodium sulfate, and the residue will consist of carbonates of the alkaline earths. Wash it with a 5 per cent sodium carbonate solution until no more ..."

3. The Condensed Chemical Dictionary: A Reference Volume for All Requiring by Chemical Catalog Company, Inc (1920)
"Salt, Common. See Sodium chloride. Salt, Epsom. See Magnesium sulfate. Salt, Glauber's. See sodium sulfate. Salt of Lemon. ..."

4. A Course in General Chemistry by William McPherson, William Edwards Henderson (1921)
"sodium sulfate is also prepared by the action of sodium chloride upon magnesium sulfate, the latter being obtained in large quantities as a by-product in ..."

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