soda ash

noun

: commercial anhydrous sodium carbonate

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Mix 50 grams of baking soda with 50 grams of soda ash. Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 16 Oct. 2025 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 In the Niagara region, a postwar studio glass boom thrived on the area’s industrial heritage and easy access to essential raw materials like sand, soda ash, and limestone. Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 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 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 28 Jan. 2026.

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