sodium sulfate

noun

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.

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sulfate of sodasodium sulphate
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Meanings

nounsodium sulfate (uncountable)

alternative sodium sulphate

  1. uncountablechemistryThe 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.

    Synonyms: sulfate of soda

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe 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.

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sulfate of soda

More synonyms by meaning

nouna solid white bitter salt used in manufacturing glass and paper and dyes and pharmaceuticals

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sodium sulphate
Broader
sulfatesulphate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan sulfat de sodi
  • sulfat de sodiNa2SO4
French sulfate de sodium
  • sulfate de sodiumNa2SO4
German Natriumsulfat
  • NatriumsulfatNa2SO4
Hungarian nátrium-szulfát
  • nátrium-szulfátNa2SO4
Irish sulfáit sóidiam
  • sulfáit sóidiamNa2SO4
Italian solfato di sodio
  • solfato di sodioNa2SO4
Polish siarczan sodu
  • siarczan soduNa2SO4
Romanian sulfat de sodiu
  • sulfat de sodiuNa2SO4
Russian сульфа́т на́трия
  • сульфа́т на́трия (sulʹfát nátrija)Na2SO4
Tagalog sodyum sulpat
  • sodyum sulpatNa2SO4
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APA

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Chicago

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