natron

[ ney-tron, -truh n ]

/ ˈneɪ trɒn, -trən /

noun

a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na2CO3⋅10H2O.

Nearby words

natriferic, natrium, natriuresis, natriuretic, natrolite, natron, natsopa, natsume, natta, natter, natterjack

Origin of natron

1675–85; < French < Spanish < Arabic naṭrūn, variant of niṭrūn < Greek nítron niter; compare also Egyptian ntry, Hebrew nether

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Examples from the Web for natron

They have been hastily dipped in a bath of natron, which has dirtied rather than embalmed them.
A history of art in ancient Egypt, Vol. I (of 2)|Georges Perrot
The natron also dissolves the flesh, so that nothing remains but the skin and bones.
Museum of Antiquity|L. W. Yaggy
North-west of Kilimanjaro is a sheet of water known as the Natron Lake from the mineral alkali it contains.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7|Various
Gradually the yellow skin preserved by the natron began to appear through the cross-hatchings of the bandages.
Masques & Phases|Robert Ross

Lime, the wife of natron, produces marble, dissolved and saturated with acid is crystallized into gypsum.
Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnus|William MacGillivray

British Dictionary definitions for natron

natron

/ (ˈneɪtrən) /

noun

a whitish or yellow mineral that consists of hydrated sodium carbonate and occurs in saline deposits and salt lakes. Formula: Na 2 CO 3 .10H 2 O

Word Origin for natron

C17: via French and Spanish from Arabic natrūn, from Greek nitron

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Word Origin and History for natron

natron

1680s, from French natron (1660s), from Spanish natron, from Arabic natrun, from Greek nitron (see nitrogen). It is the source of the chemical symbol Na for sodium.