mirabilite

The English word “mirabilite” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

An evaporite, consisting of sodium sulfate, with the chemical formula Na₂SO₄·10H₂O.

Etymology

From Latin mīrābilis (“miraculous”) + -ite. From the Latin term sal mirabilis (“wonderful salt”), which was used by German-Dutch alchemist Johann Rudolph Glauber (1604–1670) after he inadvertently synthesised the substance.

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