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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