English Explanatory Dictionary

trona

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An evaporite, consisting of mixture of sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate, Na₃HCO₃CO₃·2H₂O.
name
  1. A census-designated place in Inyo County, California, United States.

Word forms

trona

Etymology

From Swedish trona or from Spanish trona, both derived from Arabic أَطْرُون (ʔaṭrūn), from نَطْرُون (naṭrūn), from Ancient Greek νίτρον (nítron), ultimately from Egyptian nṯrj: R9. Doublet of natron and niter.

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