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washing soda: see sodium carbonate sodium carbonate, chemical compound, Na2CO3, soluble in water and very slightly soluble in alcohol. Pure sodium carbonate is a white, odorless powder that absorbs moisture from the air, has an alkaline taste, and forms a strongly alkaline water ..... Click the link for more information. . washing soda the crystalline decahydrate of sodium carbonate, esp when used as a cleansing agent washing soda [′wäsh·iŋ ‚sōd·ə] (inorganic chemistry) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Borax, washing soda or white vinegar in water can also clean and remove stains. Rather than springing forth from a conglomeration of carbon-based, or organic, chemical compounds, life may have been born of inorganic compounds more akin to table salt and washing soda, according to a team of chemists that recently created cell-like structures from a mixture of inorganic chemicals. We're tantalized by the sight of people eating live maggots, or a family boiling their laundry in Victorian-era washing soda, because those experiences seem, on one level, more authentic than our own luxurious, mediated existence. |
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