washing soda
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of washing soda
First recorded in 1840–50
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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
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
Whenever you neutralize an acid with baking soda or washing soda, the carbon dioxid in the soda bubbles up and you have effervescence.
From Common Science by Ritchie, John W. (John Woodside)
Lemon juice in the rinsing water will prevent washing soda from injuring the clothes.
From Common Science by Ritchie, John W. (John Woodside)
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