washing soda

American  

noun

1. sodium carbonate.

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washing soda British  

noun

1. the crystalline decahydrate of sodium carbonate, esp when used as a cleansing agent

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Etymology

Origin of washing soda

First recorded in 1840–50

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washing soda

Also, Wang says, the washing soda used in stripping can combine with deposits in hard water to create additional residue on fabrics.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 6, 2021

Charges that phosphates in detergents ultimately kill wildlife in streams and lakes have opened new opportunities for Arm & Hammer washing soda.

From Time Magazine Archive

In a separate vessel, dissolve 20 oz. of ordinary washing soda in four and a half pints of boiling water, and immediately pour it into the first mixture.

From Library Bookbinding by Bailey, Arthur Low

Sometimes paraffin or turpentine has been used instead; washing soda does not smell, but it dissolves the ink more slowly.

From Finger Prints by Galton, Francis, Sir

But she had put some washing soda in the pot, filled it with boiling water, and set it back on the stove to stew some of the “tannin” out of it.

From The Corner House Girls Under Canvas How they reached Pleasant Cove and what happened afterward by Hill, Grace Brooks