sodium carbonate

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sodium carbonate

A white powdery compound, Na₂CO₃, used in the manufacture of baking soda, sodium nitrate, glass, ceramics, detergents, and soap.

sodium carbonate

(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a colourless or white odourless soluble crystalline compound existing in several hydrated forms and used in the manufacture of glass, ceramics, soap, and paper and as an industrial and domestic cleansing agent. It is made by the Solvay process and commonly obtained as the decahydrate (washing soda or sal soda) or a white anhydrous powder (soda ash). Formula: Na₂CO₃

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sodium carbonate - a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper

sal soda, soda, soda ash, washing soda

salt - a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

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