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
In combination with carbonic acid, as carbonate of soda, it forms the common washing soda of the shops.
From The Elements of Agriculture A Book for Young Farmers, with Questions Prepared for the Use of Schools by Waring, George E. (George Edwin)
Thought you’d mixed the soapsuds and washing soda for him.
From Betty Gordon in the Land of Oil The Farm That Was Worth a Fortune by Emerson, Alice B.
Cover the burned part as quickly as possible with vaseline or a clean cloth soaked in a quart of boiled water containing a cup of washing soda.
From Health Lessons Book 1 by Davison, Alvin
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