sodium carbonate

sodium carbonate

n.

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

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sodium carbonate

Noun

a colourless or white soluble crystalline compound used in the manufacture of glass, ceramics, soap, and paper, and as a cleansing agent

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Noun

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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)