natron

See also: Natron and natrón

English

Etymology

From French natron, from Spanish natrón, from Arabic نَطْرُون (naṭrūn), from Ancient Greek νίτρον (nítron, nitre), ultimately from Egyptian nṯrj (natron):

Noun

natron (uncountable)

  1. (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?

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Danish

Noun

natron c (singular definite natronen, not used in plural form)

  1. (chemistry) sodium hydrogen carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, NaHCO3.
  2. (chemistry, obsolete) sodium hydroxide, NaOH.

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French

Etymology

From Spanish natrón, from Arabic نَطْرُون (naṭrūn), from Ancient Greek νίτρον (nítron, nitre).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /na.tʁɔ̃/

Noun

natron m (uncountable)

  1. natron

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νίτρον (nítron, nitre), from Egyptian nṯrj

Noun

natron n (definite singular natronet, uncountable)

  1. baking soda, bicarbonate of soda, sodium bicarbonate

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νίτρον (nítron, nitre), from Egyptian nṯrj

Noun

natron n (definite singular natronet, uncountable)

  1. baking soda, bicarbonate of soda, sodium bicarbonate

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