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Trona

Tro′na

,
Noun.
[Of Egyptian or North African origin.]
(Chem. & Min.)
A native double salt, consisting of a combination of neutral and acid sodium carbonate,
Na2CO3.2HNaCO3.2H2O
, occurring as a white crystalline fibrous deposit from certain soda brine springs and lakes; – called also
urao
, and by the ancients
nitrum
.

Definition 2024

trona

trona

See also: troná, tronà, and trôna

English

Trona

Noun

trona ‎(uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A saline evaporite, consisting of mixture of sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate, Na3HCO3CO3·2H2O.

Anagrams

Catalan

Verb

trona

  1. third-person singular present indicative form of tronar
  2. second-person singular imperative form of tronar

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

trona m, f

  1. definite feminine singular of trone

Verb

trona

  1. simple past of trone
  2. past participle of trone

Slovak

Trona

Etymology

From Swedish trona, from Arabic اَطْرُون ‎(aṭrūn), which derives from نَطْرُون ‎(naṭrūn); from Ancient Greek νίτρον ‎(nítron), from the Egyptian [script needed] ‎(ntry).

Noun

trona f ‎(genitive singular trony, declension pattern of žena)

  1. (mineralogy) trona

Declension

References

  • trona in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Etymology

From Swedish trona or from Spanish trona, both derived from Arabic اَطْرُون ‎(aṭrūn), from نَطْرُون ‎(naṭrūn); from Ancient Greek νίτρον ‎(nítron), from the Egyptian [script needed] ‎(ntry).

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