trona
[ troh-nuh ]
/ ˈtroʊ nə /
noun
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na2CO3⋅NaHCO3⋅2H2, occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
Origin of trona
Words nearby trona
trompe,
trompe l'oeil,
tromsö,
tromsø,
tron,
trona,
tronc,
trondheim,
trondheim fiord,
trondhjemite,
trone
Example sentences from the Web for trona
A salt found native on the banks of the soda lakes of Sotrena, in Africa, whence it is exported as Trona.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II |Arnold Cooley
British Dictionary definitions for trona
trona
/ (ˈtrəʊnə) /
noun
a greyish mineral that consists of hydrated sodium carbonate and occurs in salt deposits. Formula: Na 2 CO 3 NaHCO 3 .2H 2 O
Word Origin for trona
C18: from Swedish, probably from Arabic
natrūn
natron