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trona (trō′nə)

noun

an impure type of hydrous sodium carbonate, NaCO·NaHCO·2HO, gray or yellowish-white, used as a source of sodium compounds

Etymology: Swed, prob. < colloq. Ar ṭrōn, contr. < naṭrūn: see natron

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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