mángxiāo

芒硝

Word · Noun

inorganic compound; industrial raw material; laxative

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

3 senses · 6 examples
1.

noun

inorganic chemical compound; sodium sulfate decahydrate (Na₂SO₄•10H₂O)

technical

A white or colorless crystalline substance.

Máng芒
xiāo硝
shì是
xǔ许
duō多
gōng工
yè业
liú流
chéng程
zhōng中
de的
zhòng重
yào要
yuán原
liào料
 。

Mirabilite is an important raw material in many industrial processes.

Shí实
yàn验
shì室
lǐ里
chǔ储
cún存
zhe着
chún纯
huà化
de的
máng芒
xiāo硝
jīng晶
tǐ体
 。

Purified mirabilite crystals are stored in the laboratory.

2.

noun

raw material for chemical, glass, and paper industries

technical
Zhè这
jiā家
gōng工
chǎng厂
cǎi采
gòu购
máng芒
xiāo硝
yòng用
yú于
zhì制
zào造
bō玻
li璃
 。

This factory purchases mirabilite for making glass.

Zào造
zhǐ纸
guò过
chéng程
zhōng中
yǒu有
shí时
huì会
tiān添
jiā加
máng芒
xiāo硝
 。

Mirabilite is sometimes added during the papermaking process.

3.

noun

laxative used in medicine

technical

Used in traditional and modern medicine for its purgative effects.

Yī医
shēng生
yǒu有
shí时
huì会
kāi开
jù具
hán含
yǒu有
máng芒
xiāo硝
de的
yào药
jì剂
 。

Doctors sometimes prescribe medication containing mirabilite.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
zhōng中
yào药
fāng方
jì剂
lǐ里
bāo包
hán含
le了
máng芒
xiāo硝
 。

This traditional Chinese medicine formula contains mirabilite.