Meanings
- uncountableSodium carbonate used as a laundry aid (or sold for that purpose and others).
1 more example
Considerable difficulty is experienced in several of the West Indian islands in obtaining quicklime for the preparation of Bordeaux mixture, and in keeping it in good condition when it has been procured. This has resulted in the use of slaked, or partially slaked, lime for the purpose, with the result that an inferior mixture has been produced. Instead of resorting in this difficulty to expensive and unsatisfactory commercial preparations, it may be suggested that the use of Burgundy mixture, in which the lime is replaced by sodium carbonate (washing soda) offers an alternative that is likely to give excellent results.
1915 December 4, “Burgundy mixture as a substitute for Bordeaux mixture”, in The Agricultural News: A Fortnightly Review of the Imperial Department of Agriculture for the West Indies, volume 14, number 355, Barbados, page 398
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish pesusooda
- pesusoodasodium carbonate
German Waschsoda
- Waschsodasodium carbonate
Greek σόδα πλύσης
- σόδα πλύσης (sóda plýsis)sodium carbonate
Hungarian mosószóda, ammóniákszóda
- mosószódasodium carbonate
- ammóniákszódasodium carbonate
- szódasodium carbonate
Polish soda, węglan sodu
- sodasodium carbonate
- węglan sodusodium carbonate
Thai โซดาซักผ้า
- โซดาซักผ้าsodium carbonate
Cite this entry
washing soda. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/washing%20soda
“washing soda.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/washing%20soda. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “washing soda,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/washing%20soda.
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