trona

[troh-nuh]

noun

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

Origin of trona

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

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Historical Examples of 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

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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