trona

[ troh-nuh ]

/ ˈtroʊ nə /

noun

a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na2CO3⋅NaHCO3⋅2H2, occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.

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Origin of trona

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

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Examples from the Web for trona

A salt found native on the banks of the soda lakes of Sotrena, in Africa, whence it is exported as Trona.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley

British Dictionary definitions for trona

trona

/ (ˈtrəʊnə) /

noun

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 Origin for trona

C18: from Swedish, probably from Arabic natrūn natron

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