WASHING SODA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper

Synonyms:

sal soda; soda; soda ash; sodium carbonate; washing soda

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("washing soda" is a kind of...):

salt (a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal))

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