washing soda

noun
sodium carbonate ( def 2 ).

Origin:
1840–50

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washing soda
 
n
the crystalline decahydrate of sodium carbonate, esp when used as a cleansing agent

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Example sentences
Large amounts are used in the non-ferrous metals industry and in the production of bicarbonate and washing soda.
Use soap flakes and borax or washing soda and borax instead of detergent.
Residents collected and pressed the minerals into blocks that were shipped by train to be sold as washing soda.
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