natron
natron noun: a crystalline mixture of hydrous sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate, with the chemical formula Na₂CO₃·10H₂O.
Noun
natron (uncountable)
- A crystalline mixture of hydrous sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate, with the chemical formula Na₂CO₃·10H₂O.
- Natron and salt are soluble by liquid, but not all liquid but only such as is cold. Hence water and any of its varieties melt them, but oil does not.1931, Aristotle, translated by E.W. Webster, Meteorologica, Bk. IV, ch. 6
- You know the mysterious idols they were supposed to set up to worship in their chapters – were they really human heads treated with natron after the Ancient Egyptian pattern – idols of Persian or Syrian provenance?1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 242
natron meaning in Urdu
natron in Urdu
- natron
- نطرون natrun, نیٹرون naiṭron
Origin of natron
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 and trona.
Questions about natron
- What does natron mean?
- Natron means a crystalline mixture of hydrous sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate, with the chemical formula Na₂CO₃·10H₂O.
- What is natron in Urdu?
- Natron in Urdu is نطرون (natrun), نیٹرون (naiṭron). See Natron meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is natron?
- Natron is a noun.
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