trona

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noun

An evaporite, consisting of mixture of sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate, Na₃HCO₃CO₃·2H₂O.

OriginSwedish trona ← Spanish trona ← Arabic أَطْرُون →
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Meanings

trona1

nountrona (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryAn evaporite, consisting of mixture of sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate, Na₃HCO₃CO₃·2H₂O.

Trona2

proper noun
  1. An unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California, United States.
  2. A census-designated place in Inyo County, California, United States, adjacent to the settlement in San Bernardino County.

Origin

trona · noun

  1. Egyptiannṯrj
  2. Ancient Greekνίτρον
  3. Arabicأَطْرُون
  4. Spanishtrona
  5. Swedishtrona
  6. Englishtrona

From Swedish trona or from Spanish trona, both derived from Arabic أَطْرُون (ʔaṭrūn), from نَطْرُون (naṭrūn), from Ancient Greek νίτρον (nítron), ultimately from Egyptian nṯrj: R9. Doublet of natron and niter.

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Trona · proper noun

From the mineral trona.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

RatonarnotrotantoranTaronTonra
Cite this entry
APA

trona. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trona

MLA

“trona.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trona. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trona,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trona.

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