soda ash

noun

: commercial anhydrous sodium carbonate

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Lake Natron—the breeding ground for about three quarters of the world’s population of lesser flamingos—has been threatened several times in the past decade by proposals to mine the lake for soda ash. —Discover Staff, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2016

The company is the second largest soda ash producer in the world and the world leader in chromium chemicals. —Judith Magyar, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022

The salty material is sodium carbonate, or soda ash. —John Wenz, Discover Magazine, 3 July 2018

But the bright material here is mostly sodium carbonate, also known as soda ash. —John Wenz, Discover Magazine, 3 July 2018

OxiClean’s active ingredient is sodium percarbonate, a powder that, when mixed with water, releases hydrogen peroxide and soda ash. —Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2022

Brier used Egyptian natron, a naturally occurring mixture of soda ash and baking soda, to dry and preserve the body. —Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 22 May 2015

For example, manufacturing glass is energy intensive due to the high temperatures required to melt the raw materials such as sand, soda ash, and limestone, and the fact that glass furnaces run continuously for up to 20 years. —Judith Magyar, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022

And, to simplify the process, this kit offers a one-step, two-minute process — materials don't have to be soaked in soda ash before use. —Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 18 Oct. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above