"natron" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From French natron, from Spanish natrón, from Arabic نَطْرُون (naṭrūn), from Ancient Greek νίτρον (nítron, “nitre”), ultimately from Egyptian nṯrj (“natron”): R9 Doublet of niter. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|natron}} French natron, {{der|en|es|natrón}} Spanish natrón, {{der|en|ar|نَطْرُون}} Arabic نَطْرُون (naṭrūn), {{der|en|grc|νίτρον||nitre}} Ancient Greek νίτρον (nítron, “nitre”), {{der|en|egy|nṯrj||natron}} Egyptian nṯrj (“natron”), {{doublet|en|niter}} Doublet of niter Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} natron (uncountable)
  1. (mineralogy) A crystalline mixture of hydrous sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate, with the chemical formula Na₂CO₃·10H₂O. Wikipedia link: natron Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Minerals
    Sense id: en-natron-en-noun-fvzFBU0E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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