natron
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From French natron, from Arabic نطرون (naTruun), from Ancient Greek νίτρον (nitron, “nitre”).
Noun [edit]
natron (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) A crystalline mixture of hydrous sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate, with the chemical formula Na2CO3·10H2O.
- 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber 1992, p. 242:
- You know the mysterious idols they were supposed to set up to worship in their chapters – were they really human heads treated with natron after the Ancient Egyptian pattern – idols of Persian or Syrian provenance?
- 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber 1992, p. 242:
Anagrams [edit]
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Spanish natrón from Arabic نطرون (naTruun), from Ancient Greek νίτρον (nitron, “nitre”).
Noun [edit]
natron m (usually uncountable)
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