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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Example Sentences

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

Solid pieces of washing soda disappear in hot water.

From Common Science by Ritchie, John W. (John Woodside)

When the wood has dried, a good thing to do is to pour on the floor and grating several pails of water in which washing soda or ammonia has been dissolved.

From The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair by Witte, Otto A.

If any material has burned on them, boil them out with one ounce of washing soda to one quart of water.

From Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts by Bacon, Josephine Dodge Daskam