[ 'neɪtr(ə)n , 'nat- ]
■ noun a mineral salt found in dried lake beds, consisting of hydrated sodium carbonate.
Origin
C17: from Fr., from Sp. natrón , via Arab. from Gk nitron (see nitre ).
[ 'neɪtr(ə)n , 'nat- ]
■ noun a mineral salt found in dried lake beds, consisting of hydrated sodium carbonate.
Origin
C17: from Fr., from Sp. natrón , via Arab. from Gk nitron (see nitre ).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004