Glauber's salt
/ˈglaʊbəz/noun
(亦作Glauber's salts)
- a crystalline hydrated form of sodium sulphate, used chiefly as a laxative芒硝, 皮硝; 格劳贝尔盐; 硫酸钠(主要用作轻泻剂)。
词源
mid 18th cent.: named after Johann R. Glauber (1604-1668), the German chemist who first produced the substance artificially.