washing soda
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of washing soda
First recorded in 1840–50
Compare meaning
How does washing-soda compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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
Olive Brown No. 2 Boil the material several hours in a composition of one and one-half pounds of walnut bark, five teaspoonfuls of washing soda and one-half cup of rock alum.
From Practical Basketry by Gill, Anna A.
It is a substance, found only in Greenland, from which washing soda is made, and also some kinds of baking powder.
From First at the North Pole Two Boys in the Arctic Circle by Stratemeyer, Edward
Lye, ammonia, caustic soda, and baking and washing soda are common bases.
From Common Science by Ritchie, John W. (John Woodside)
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
