Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A name given to the hydrous sulphate of sodium, or Glauber salt, occurring usually in a state of efflorescence about salt-springs. It is used as a substitute for soda in the manufacture of glass.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Min.) Native sodium sulphate; Glauber's salt.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun mineralogy A
saline evaporite , consisting ofsodium sulphate , with thechemical formula Na 2S O 4·10H2O.
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Sodium sulfate decahydrate, Na2SO4. 10H2O; also called mirabilite; used in medicine as a mild laxative.
The Veterinarian Charles James Korinek
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Moreover, Sichuan's reserves of 11 minerals like natural gas, lithium and mirabilite rank the second in China; reserves of another 5 like platinum-group metals and iron rank the third in China; reserves of 8 minerals including dolomite used for smelting magnesium and light rare-earth rank the fourth and reserves of phosphate rank the fifth in the country.
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