salt cake
noun Chemistry.
an impure form of sodium sulfate, especially as obtained by the interaction of sulfuric acid and common salt in the synthesis of hydrochloric acid: used chiefly in the manufacture of glass, ceramic glazes, soaps, and sodium salts.
Origin of salt cake
First recorded in 1695–1705
Words nearby salt cake
salsa verde,
salsify,
salt,
salt away,
salt bath,
salt cake,
salt cedar,
salt chuck,
salt cod,
salt dome,
salt flat
Example sentences from the Web for salt cake
The production of salt-cake or crude sodium sulphate is carried out in two stages.
The Chemistry of Hat Manufacturing |Watson SmithThe gaseous mixture is drawn by a chimney draught through the coke towers, as in the making of salt-cake.
Mechanical furnaces are now used to a large extent for the salt-cake process.
The Chemistry of Hat Manufacturing |Watson SmithThe mixture of common salt and vitriol is charged into the salt-cake pot, which is heated by a fire below.
The Chemistry of Hat Manufacturing |Watson Smith
British Dictionary definitions for salt cake
salt cake
noun
an impure form of sodium sulphate obtained as a by-product in several industrial processes: used in the manufacture of detergents, glass, and ceramic glazes