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ba⋅ril⋅la

[buh-ree-uh, -reel-yee, -ril-uh]
–noun
1. either of two European saltworts, Salsola kali or S. soda, whose ashes yield an impure carbonate of soda.
2. the alkali obtained from the ashes of these and certain other maritime plants.

Origin:
1615–25; < Sp barrilla, appar. equiv. to bar(ra) bar 1 + -illa dim. suffix
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ba·ril·la   (bə-rēl'yə, -rē'yə)   
n.  
  1. Either of two Mediterranean saltworts (Salsola kali or S. soda) or a similar plant (Halogeton sativus), burned to obtain a crude soda ash.

  2. The crude sodium carbonate ash obtained from these plants.


[Spanish barrilla.]
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Main Entry: ba·ri·lla
Pronunciation: b&-'rEl-y&, -'rE-(y)&
Function: noun
1 : an Algerian plant (Halogeton souda)formerly burned as a source of sodium carbonate
2 : an impure sodium carbonate made from the ashes of barillas and formerly used especially in making soap and glass
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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