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What does the word soda mean?

• Sodii hydroxidum.

• Carbonate of sodium.

• An Arabic word. Protox'ide of sodium, ( F.) Soude, is obtained by adding caustic lime to a solution of carbonate of soda. The soda in solution may be obtained by evaporation as hydrate of soda. Its action is like that of potassa; but it is not officinal. Soda impu’ra, Barilla, Barig'lia, Baril'lor, Soda Hispan'ica, Ana'tron, Natron, Ana'ton, Nitrum Antiquo'rum, Kelp, Aphroni'trum, Sal alkali’nus fixus fos'silis, Car’bonas Sodce im'purus, Subcar'bonas Sodae impu'ra, Anachron. The mineral alkali is obtained from several sources; - naturally, in Egypt: artificially, from the incineration of marine plants; and from the decomposition of sulphate of soda, &c. It is principally, however, derived from plants growing on the sea-coast; - as the Salso’la sati'va, S. soda, S. tragus, Salicor'nia herba'cea, Salicornia Arub'ica, &c. The Barilla ashes are from the ashes of the Salicor'nia Europae'a: the Kelp, Soude de Varecq, from the Fucus vesiculo'sus and other varieties ;-the Turkey Barilla, Roquette, Cendre du Levant, Rochet'ta Alexandri'na, from the Mesembryan'themum Cop’ticum; - the Al'icant Barilla, Soda Alicanti’na seu Alonen'sis, from the Mesembryan'themum nodiflo'rum ;-and the Carthage’na Barilla, from the Salicor'nia and Salso’la. Impure subcarbonate of soda, ( F.) Soude du commerce, consists of subcarbonate of soda, potash, chloride of sodium, clay and other earthy substances. It is chiefly used for preparing the pure subcarbonate.

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