natron
[ney-tron, -truh n]
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noun
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na2CO3⋅10H2O.
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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The natron also dissolves the flesh, so that nothing remains but the skin and bones.
Museum of AntiquityL. W. Yaggy
For weeks it was soaked in a solution of natron and then it was filled with pitch.
The Story of MankindHendrik Van Loon
Not very good water, I'm afraid, but you soon get accustomed to natron.
Princess Mary's Gift BookVarious
Mourad had selected the Natron Lakes for his place of rendezvous.
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte, CompleteLouis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne
The corpse was filled with spices, drenched in a bath of natron, wound with bandages and thus transformed into a mummy.
History Of Ancient CivilizationCharles Seignobos
natron
noun
Word Origin for natron
C17: via French and Spanish from Arabic natrūn, from Greek nitron
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