Phrase guide

sodium carbonate

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A salt, in the form of a white powder, Na2CO3, formally derived from sodium hydroxide and carbonic acid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: salt of soda, soda ash, washing soda

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: soda[Appendix:Glossary

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noun

Meaning 2

a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: washing soda, sal soda, soda ash, soda

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: salt

History

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Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Aramaic: ܢܝܛܪܘܿܢ (niṭrōn) — Na2CO3
  • Aramaic: ܢܸܬܪܵܐ (nitrā) — Na2CO3
  • Catalan: carbonat de sodi — Na2CO3
  • Chinese Mandarin: 碳酸鈉 /碳酸钠 (tànsuānnà) — Na2CO3
  • Czech: uhličitan sodný — Na2CO3
  • Finnish: natriumkarbonaatti — Na2CO3
  • Finnish: sooda — Na2CO3
  • German: Natriumcarbonat — Na2CO3
  • German: Natriumkarbonat — Na2CO3
  • Greek: ανθρακικό νάτριο (anthrakikó nátrio) — Na2CO3
  • Greek: σόδα (sóda) — Na2CO3
  • Ancient Greek: νίτρον (nítron) — Na2CO3
  • Hungarian: nátrium-karbonát — Na2CO3
  • Hungarian: szóda — Na2CO3
  • Irish: carbónáit sóidiam — Na2CO3
  • Japanese: 炭酸ナトリウム (tansan-natoriumu) — Na2CO3
  • Japanese: 炭酸ソーダ (tansan-sōda) — Na2CO3
  • Korean: 탄산 나트륨 (tansan nateuryum) — Na2CO3
  • Korean: 탄산 소다 — Na2CO3
  • Latin: nitrum — Na2CO3
  • Polish: soda — Na2CO3
  • Polish: węglan sodu — Na2CO3
  • Romanian: carbonat de sodiu — Na2CO3
  • Russian: карбонат натрия (karbonat natrija) — Na2CO3
  • Thai: โซเดียมคาร์บอเนต — Na2CO3
  • Turkish: sodyum karbonat — Na2CO3