sodium carbonate

sodium carbonate
noun Date: 1868 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. the transparent crystalline hydrate Na2CO3•10H2O found in nature as natron

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  • sodium carbonate — natrio karbonatas statusas T sritis chemija formulė Na₂CO₃ atitikmenys: angl. calcined soda; soda ash; sodium carbonate rus. кальцинированная сода; натрий углекислый; натрия карбонат ryšiai: sinonimas – dinatrio trioksokarbonatas sinonimas –… …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

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  • sodium carbonate — Chem. 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 …   Universalium

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  • sodium carbonate — so′dium car′bonate n. 1) chem. Also called soda ash an anhydrous, grayish white, odorless, water soluble powder, Na 2 CO 3 , used in the manufacture of glass, ceramics, soaps, paper, petroleum products, sodium salts, as a cleanser, for bleaching …   From formal English to slang

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