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washing soda

A hydrated sodium carbonate used as a general cleanser.

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washing soda

(Elements & Compounds) the crystalline decahydrate of sodium carbonate, esp when used as a cleansing agent

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so′dium car′bonate

1. Also called soda ash. an anhydrous, grayish white, odorless, water-soluble powder, Na₂CO₃, used in the manufacture of glass, ceramics, soaps, paper, petroleum products, sodium salts, as a cleanser, for bleaching, and in water treatment.

2. Also called sal soda, soda, washing soda. a hydrated form of this salt, Na₂CO₃∙10H₂O, used similarly.

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washing soda - a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper

sal soda, soda, soda ash, sodium carbonate

salt - a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

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