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trona
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trona, n. [Of Egyptian or North African origin.].
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 . [1913 Webster]
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