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sodium carbonate
–noun Chemistry.
| 1. | Also called soda ash. an anhydrous, grayish-white, odorless, water-soluble powder, Na2CO3, usually obtained by the Solvay process and containing about 1 percent of impurities consisting of sulfates, chlorides, and bicarbonates of sodium: used in the manufacture of glass, ceramics, soaps, paper, petroleum products, sodium salts, as a cleanser, for bleaching, and in water treatment. |
| 2. | Also called sal soda, soda, washing soda. the decahydrated form of this salt, Na2CO3·10H2O, used similarly. |
| 3. | the monohydrated form of this salt, Na2CO3·H2O, used similarly, esp. in photography. |
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1865–70
1865–70
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| sodium carbonate n. A white powdery compound, Na2CO3, used in the manufacture of baking soda, sodium nitrate, glass, ceramics, detergents, and soap. |
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Main Entry: sodium carbonate
Function: noun
: a sodium salt of carbonic acid used especially in making soaps and chemicals, in water softening, in cleaning and bleaching,and in photography: as a : a hygroscopic crystalline anhydrous strongly alkaline salt Na2CO3 b :
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