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Origin of soda ash

First recorded in 1830–40

Words nearby soda ash

Socratic irony, Socratic method, Socred, sod, soda, soda ash, soda biscuit, soda bread, soda cracker, soda fountain, soda jerk

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How to use soda ash in a sentence

The post How glassblowers turn silica, soda ash, and lime into stunning works of art appeared first on Popular Science.
How glassblowers turn silica, soda ash, and lime into stunning works of art|Rachel Feltman|September 23, 2021|Popular-Science
The approximately 1,000 pounds of molten silica, soda ash, and lime brimming from the facility’s furnace is a kind of Goldilocks—strong enough to hold a shape, yet pliable enough to mold using only lung power and simple hand tools.
How glassblowers turn silica, soda ash, and lime into stunning works of art|Rachel Feltman|September 23, 2021|Popular-Science
The cheapest and most universally used for this purpose are soda ash and caustic soda.
Practical Mechanics for Boys|J. S. Zerbe
Into these boilers the chips are raked, and a solution of lime and soda ash is poured over them.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882|Various

If the alkali be soda-ash of 40 per cent., half the weight will of course suffice.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
The purification of these balls, either into a dry white soda-ash or into crystals.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
The ingredients in alkaline glazes are soda-ash, whiting, feldspar, flint and oxide of tin.
The Potter's Craft|Charles F. Binns

British Dictionary definitions for soda ash

soda ash

noun

the anhydrous commercial form of sodium carbonate

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