Saltwort
101barilla — [bə rɪlə] noun an impure alkali made from the ashes of saltwort and other plants. Origin C17: from Sp. barrilla, dimin. of barra bar …
102soda — noun 1》 (also soda water) carbonated water (originally made with sodium bicarbonate). ↘chiefly N. Amer. a sweet carbonated drink. 2》 sodium carbonate. ↘sodium in chemical combination: nitrate of soda. Origin ME: from med. L., from Arab.… …
103glasswort — n. Saltwort, marsh samphire (Salicornia herbacea) …
104alkali — al•ka•li [[t]ˈæl kəˌlaɪ[/t]] n. pl. lis, lies, adj. 1) chem. a) any of various bases, the hydroxides of the alkali metals and of ammonium, that neutralize acids to form salts and turn red litmus paper blue b) any of various other active bases, as …
105Russian thistle — Rus′sian this′tle n. pln a saltwort, Salsola kali tenuifolia, of the goosefoot family, that has narrow, spinelike leaves: a troublesome weed …
106alkali — /ˈælkəlaɪ / (say alkuhluy) noun (plural alkalis or alkalies) 1. Chemistry a. any of various bases, the hydroxides of the alkali metals and of ammonium, which neutralise acids to form salts and turn red litmus paper blue. b. any of various other… …
107glasswort — /ˈglaswɜt/ (say glahswert) noun 1. any of the herbs with succulent leafless stems constituting the genus Salicornia and related plants, and formerly much used (when burnt to ashes) as a source of soda for glassmaking. 2. the saltwort, Salsola… …
108niggerhead — /ˈnɪgəhɛd/ (say niguhhed) noun 1. a hard black stone, spherical and often concretionary, common in coal measures. 2. a block of black coral standing above water. 3. any of a number of species of hardy, drought tolerant, nine awned, native grasses …
109šwd — Definition: (or swd). Arabic root, to be(come) black. soda, perhaps from Arabic suwayd, soda, soda plant, or suwayda, a type of saltwort, perhaps akin to ɔaswad, black …
110soda — ► NOUN 1) (also soda water) carbonated water (originally made with sodium bicarbonate). 2) N. Amer. a sweet carbonated drink. 3) sodium carbonate. 4) sodium in chemical combination. ORIGIN Latin, from an Arabic word meaning saltwort …
