trona

[ troh-nuh ]

noun

1. a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.

trona

/ ˈtrəʊnə /

noun

1. a greyish mineral that consists of hydrated sodium carbonate and occurs in salt deposits. Formula: Na 2 CO 3 NaHCO 3 .2H 2 O

Word History and Origins

Origin of trona¹

1790–1800; < Spanish < dialectal Arabic ṭrōn, aphetic variant of naṭrūn natron

Word History and Origins

Origin of trona¹

C18: from Swedish, probably from Arabic natrūn natron

Example Sentences

In this way the American Trona Corporation is producing some 4500 tons of potash salts a month besides a thousand tons of borax.

From Project Gutenberg

A salt found native on the banks of the soda lakes of Sotrena, in Africa, whence it is exported as Trona.

From Project Gutenberg