Natron

Origin

From French natron, from Arabic نطرون, from Ancient Greek νίτρον (nitron, "nitre").

Full definition of natron

Noun

1. (mineralogy) A crystalline mixture of hydrous sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate, with the chemical formula Na₂CO₃·10H₂O.
• 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber 1992, p. 242: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?

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