Noun: sodium sulphate
- A solid white bitter salt used in manufacturing glass and paper and dyes and pharmaceuticals
"Sodium sulphate was used as a fining agent in the glass-making process"; "sodium sulphate was used as a fining agent in the glass-making process";
- sodium sulfate
Derived forms: sodium sulphates
Type of: sulfate [N. Amer], sulphate [Brit, Cdn]
Encyclopedia: Sodium sulphate