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trona

[ troh-nuh ]

noun

  1. a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.


trona

/ ˈtrəʊnə /

noun

  1. a greyish mineral that consists of hydrated sodium carbonate and occurs in salt deposits. Formula: Na 2 CO 3 NaHCO 3 .2H 2 O
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of trona1

1790–1800; < Spanish < dialectal Arabic ṭrōn, aphetic variant of naṭrūn natron
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Word History and Origins

Origin of trona1

C18: from Swedish, probably from Arabic natrūn natron
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Example Sentences

In this way the American Trona Corporation is producing some 4500 tons of potash salts a month besides a thousand tons of borax.

A salt found native on the banks of the soda lakes of Sotrena, in Africa, whence it is exported as Trona.

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