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SODIUM SULFATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sodium sulfate mean? 

SODIUM SULFATE (noun)
  The noun SODIUM SULFATE has 1 sense:

1. a solid white bitter salt used in manufacturing glass and paper and dyes and pharmaceuticalsplay

  Familiarity information: SODIUM SULFATE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SODIUM SULFATE (noun)


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Meaning:

A solid white bitter salt used in manufacturing glass and paper and dyes and pharmaceuticals

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

sodium sulfate; sodium sulphate

Hypernyms ("sodium sulfate" is a kind of...):

sulfate; sulphate (a salt or ester of sulphuric acid)


 Context examples 


Upon oral administration, the PEG-3350, sodium sulfate, sodium chloride, potassium chloride, sodium ascorbate and ascorbic acid-based laxative promotes the retention of water in the bowel.

(PEG-3350/Sodium Sulfate/Sodium Chloride/Potassium Chloride/Sodium Ascorbate/Ascorbic Acid-based Laxative, NCI Thesaurus)

A preparation containing the nonabsorbable polymer polyethylene glycol (PEG or macrogol) 3350 and sodium sulfate, sodium chloride, potassium chloride, sodium ascorbate and ascorbic acid with laxative activity.

(PEG-3350/Sodium Sulfate/Sodium Chloride/Potassium Chloride/Sodium Ascorbate/Ascorbic Acid-based Laxative, NCI Thesaurus)



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