sal soda

sal soda
Sodium So"di*um, n. [NL., fr.E. soda.] (Chem.) A common metallic element of the alkali group, in nature always occuring combined, as in common salt, in albite, etc. It is isolated as a soft, waxy, white, unstable metal, so highly reactive that it combines violently with water, and to be preserved must be kept under petroleum or some similar liquid. Sodium is used combined in many salts, in the free state as a reducer, and as a means of obtaining other metals (as magnesium and aluminium) is an important commercial product. Symbol Na ({Natrium}). Atomic weight 22.990. Specific gravity 0.97. [1913 Webster]

{Sodium amalgam}, an alloy of sodium and mercury, usually produced as a gray metallic crystalline substance, which is used as a reducing agent, and otherwise.

{Sodium carbonate}, a white crystalline substance, {Na2CO3.10H2O}, having a cooling alkaline taste, found in the ashes of many plants, and produced artifically in large quantities from common salt. It is used in making soap, glass, paper, etc., and as alkaline agent in many chemical industries. Called also {sal soda}, {washing soda}, or {soda}. Cf. {Sodium bicarbonate}, and {Trona}.

{Sodium chloride}, common, or table, salt, {NaCl}.

{Sodium hydroxide}, a white opaque brittle solid, {NaOH}, having a fibrous structure, produced by the action of quicklime, or of calcium hydrate (milk of lime), on sodium carbonate. It is a strong alkali, and is used in the manufacture of soap, in making wood pulp for paper, etc. Called also {sodium hydrate}, and {caustic soda}. By extension, a solution of sodium hydroxide. [1913 Webster]


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  • Sal soda — Soda So da, n. [It., soda, in OIt., ashes used in making glass, fr. L. solida, fem. of solidus solid; solida having probably been a name of glasswort. See {Solid}.] 1. (Chem.) (a) Sodium oxide or hydroxide. (b) Popularly, sodium carbonate or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sal soda — Sal Sal (s[a^]l), n. [L. See {Salt}.] (Chem. & Pharm.) Salt. [1913 Webster] {Sal absinthii} [NL.] (Old Chem.), an impure potassium carbonate obtained from the ashes of wormwood ({Artemisia Absinthium}). {Sal acetosell[ae]} [NL.] (Old Chem.), salt …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sal soda — sal sōd ə n WASHING SODA * * * sodium carbonate …   Medical dictionary

  • sal-soda — see sal b …   Useful english dictionary

  • sal soda — n. crystallized sodium carbonate, Na2CO3·10H2O * * * …   Universalium

  • sal soda — n. crystallized sodium carbonate, Na2CO3·10H2O …   English World dictionary

  • sal soda — noun a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper • Syn: ↑sodium carbonate, ↑washing soda, ↑soda ash, ↑soda • Hypernyms: ↑salt * * * noun Etymology …   Useful english dictionary

  • sal soda — natrio karbonatas dekahidratas statusas T sritis chemija formulė Na₂CO₃·10H₂O atitikmenys: angl. sal soda; sodium carbonate decahydrate; washing soda rus. кристаллическая сода; натрия карбоната декагидрат; стиральная сода ryšiai: sinonimas –… …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • sal soda — sal′ so da n. chem. sodium carbonate 2) • Etymology: 1425–75 …   From formal English to slang

  • sal-soda — n. Carbonate of soda …   New dictionary of synonyms

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