sal soda
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of sal soda
late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75
Example Sentences
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Put 25 gallons of water into a kettle or tank of from 40 to 50 gallons' capacity, heat to boiling, and add the sal soda.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
What the Ingredients Are of Soapine and Pearline.—They consist of partly effloresced sal soda mixed with half its weight of soda ash.
From Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 by Burroughs, Barkham
Bring to a boil one pound of sal soda, half a pound of unslaked lime, a small lump of borax, and five quarts of water.
From The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources by Anonymous
It should be thoroughly cleansed, on the mornings when the ice is to be renewed, with hot sal soda water followed by a cold bath and a thorough drying.
From The Complete Home by Laughlin, Clara E. (Clara Elizabeth)
To do away with the odor which is apt to result from the use of oil as fuel, remove the burners, boil in sal soda water, dry thoroughly, and return to the stove.
From The Complete Home by Laughlin, Clara E. (Clara Elizabeth)
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