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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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Origin of sodium sulfate1

First recorded in 1880–85
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“The newer ones have sodium sulfate, and are safe,†Rex says, stressing that patients still must drink the recommended amounts of water to avoid dehydration.

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The inner box contained a can full of the chemical sodium sulfate decahydrate, which rested on top of the glass tubes and kept the cells from overheating.

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After they tested the mounds, state geologists discovered that they are layered formations of a mineral known as mirabilite, a crystalline sodium sulfate.

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On game nights, the groundskeeper marked yard lines with a white powder -- sodium sulfate -- donated by the plant.

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The site produces materials such as boric acid, sodium carbonate, sodium sulfate and several specialty forms of borax used in soaps and other industrial materials.

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