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dhobi's earth

dhobi's earth noun: a whitish-grey sandy efflorescence, found in many places, from which by boiling and the addition of quicklime a strong alkali is obtained.

Noun

dhobi's earth (uncountable)

  1. (India) A whitish-grey sandy efflorescence, found in many places, from which by boiling and the addition of quicklime a strong alkali is obtained.

Questions about dhobi's earth

What does dhobi's earth mean?
Dhobi's earth means a whitish-grey sandy efflorescence, found in many places, from which by boiling and the addition of quicklime a strong alkali is obtained.
What part of speech is dhobi's earth?
Dhobi's earth is a noun.

Words near dhobi's earth in the dictionary

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