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sodium sulfate

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, Na 2 SO 4 , used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes, soaps, detergents, glass, and ceramic glazes.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sodium sulfate1

First recorded in 1880–85
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Example Sentences

The sodium appears as Na in the sodium sulfate, and the chlorin as Cl in the two parts of hydrochloric acid.

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