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单词 natron
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Definition of natron in English:

natron

noun ˈneɪtr(ə)nˈnatr(ə)n
mass noun
  • A mineral salt found in dried lake beds, consisting of hydrated sodium carbonate.

    泡碱

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Minor industries include the production of beer, cigarettes, textiles, and natron (a mineral), as well as the processing of sugarcane and meat.
    • The soda was imported from the eastern Mediterranean in a form called natron.
    • After this they fill the cavity with myrrh, cassia and other spices and the body is placed in natron for 70 days.
    • The strip of cloth was about a foot long and smelled faintly of natron and resin.
    • To purify their bathing water, they used something called natron, which just happens to be the salt, which is also used to preserve the corpse during mummification.
    • A highly effective desiccator, this mineral - in the form of a paste called natron - was one of the ingredients used by ancient Egyptians to mummify their queens and kings.
    • Behind her, in baskets were ivory tusks, gold, blocks of incense, natron salts and uncut precious stones.

Origin

Late 17th century: from French, from Spanish natrón, via Arabic from Greek nitron (see nitre).

Definition of natron in US English:

natron

noun
  • A mineral salt found in dried lake beds, consisting of hydrated sodium carbonate.

    泡碱

    Example sentencesExamples
    • To purify their bathing water, they used something called natron, which just happens to be the salt, which is also used to preserve the corpse during mummification.
    • Behind her, in baskets were ivory tusks, gold, blocks of incense, natron salts and uncut precious stones.
    • The strip of cloth was about a foot long and smelled faintly of natron and resin.
    • The soda was imported from the eastern Mediterranean in a form called natron.
    • After this they fill the cavity with myrrh, cassia and other spices and the body is placed in natron for 70 days.
    • Minor industries include the production of beer, cigarettes, textiles, and natron (a mineral), as well as the processing of sugarcane and meat.
    • A highly effective desiccator, this mineral - in the form of a paste called natron - was one of the ingredients used by ancient Egyptians to mummify their queens and kings.

Origin

Late 17th century: from French, from Spanish natrón, via Arabic from Greek nitron (see niter).

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