Saltwort
31soda — (n.) late 15c., sodium carbonate, an alkaline substance extracted from certain ashes (now made artificially), from It. sida (or M.L. soda) a kind of saltwort, from which soda is obtained, perhaps from Arabic suwwad, the name of a variety of… …
32genus Batis — noun small genus of plants constituting the family Batidaceae: low straggling dioecious shrubs • Syn: ↑Batis • Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Batidaceae, ↑family Batidaceae, ↑saltwort family …
33Glaux — noun sea milkwort • Syn: ↑genus Glaux • Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Primulaceae, ↑family Primulaceae, ↑primrose family …
34Ka|li — kal|i «KAL ee, KAY lee», noun. = saltwort. (Cf. ↑saltwort) ╂[< Arabic qalī. Compare etym. under alkali.] Ka|li «KAH lee», noun. a Hindu goddess who is the wife of Siva, worshiped for the many powers, both good and evil, attributed to her.… …
35kal|i — «KAL ee, KAY lee», noun. = saltwort. (Cf. ↑saltwort) ╂[< Arabic qalī. Compare etym. under alkali.] Ka|li «KAH lee», noun. a Hindu goddess who is the wife of Siva, worshiped for the many powers, both good and evil, attributed to her. ╂[<… …
36Alkali — Al ka*li (?; 277), n.; pl. {Alkalis} or {Alkalies}. [F. alcali, ultimately fr. Ar. alqal[=i] ashes of the plant saltwort, fr. qalay to roast in a pan, fry.] 1. Soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. (Chem.) One of a class… …
37alkali waste — Soda So da, n. [It., soda, in OIt., ashes used in making glass, fr. L. solida, fem. of solidus solid; solida having probably been a name of glasswort. See {Solid}.] 1. (Chem.) (a) Sodium oxide or hydroxide. (b) Popularly, sodium carbonate or… …
38Alkalies — Alkali Al ka*li (?; 277), n.; pl. {Alkalis} or {Alkalies}. [F. alcali, ultimately fr. Ar. alqal[=i] ashes of the plant saltwort, fr. qalay to roast in a pan, fry.] 1. Soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. (Chem.) One of a …
39Alkalis — Alkali Al ka*li (?; 277), n.; pl. {Alkalis} or {Alkalies}. [F. alcali, ultimately fr. Ar. alqal[=i] ashes of the plant saltwort, fr. qalay to roast in a pan, fry.] 1. Soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. (Chem.) One of a …
40baking soda — Soda So da, n. [It., soda, in OIt., ashes used in making glass, fr. L. solida, fem. of solidus solid; solida having probably been a name of glasswort. See {Solid}.] 1. (Chem.) (a) Sodium oxide or hydroxide. (b) Popularly, sodium carbonate or… …
