glauberite

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noun

An evaporite, consisting of a mixed sodium and calcium sulphate, with the chemical formula Na₂Ca(SO₄)₂.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

nounglauberite (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryAn evaporite, consisting of a mixed sodium and calcium sulphate, with the chemical formula Na₂Ca(SO₄)₂.

Origin

Named after Johann Rudolf Glauber (1604-68), + -ite.

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Translations

Catalan glauberita
  • glauberitamineral
Finnish glauberiitti
  • glauberiittimineral
French glaubérite
  • glaubéritemineral
Spanish glauberita
  • glauberitamineral
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APA

glauberite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glauberite

MLA

“glauberite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glauberite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glauberite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glauberite.

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