sodium sulfate: Meaning and Definition of

so'dium sul'fate

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— Chem. Chem.
  1. a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, NaSO, used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes, soaps, detergents, glass, and ceramic glazes.
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