soda ash

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Industrial-grade sodium carbonate.

Word forms

soda ash

Etymology

So called because formerly obtained from the ashes of sea plants and certain other plants, such as saltwort, especially Soda inermis (syns. Salsola soda, Kali soda).

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