soda ash

noun

: commercial anhydrous sodium carbonate

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Neither the primary materials of sand and soda ash (sodium carbonate) nor the firewood for the medieval Venetian glassmakers were found in the city’s immediate vicinity. Aki Ishida, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025 Lumber from the Pacific Northwest, plastics from the Gulf Coast, copper from Arizona and Utah, and soda ash from Wyoming. Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025 To make the most of the sunshine and tie-dye a shirt, bag, tapestry, or towel, let the item soak in a mixture of soda ash and warm water for one hour. Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2025 The team was surprised to find the mineral trona, also known as sodium carbonate or soda ash, which has never been directly observed in another asteroid or meteorite. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for soda ash

Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of soda ash was in 1839

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“Soda ash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soda%20ash. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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