WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
glau•ber•ite
(glou′bə rīt′),USA pronunciation n.
- Mineralogya mineral, sodium calcium sulfate, Na2Ca(SO4)2, often found as a deposit on the beds of salt lakes.
- French; so called because chemically similar to Glauber's salt; see -ite1
- 1800–10