Natron vs Anatron - What's the difference?
natron | anatron |
(mineralogy) A crystalline mixture of hydrous sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate, with the chemical formula Na]]2CO3· 10[[water, H2O.
*1974 , (Lawrence Durrell), Monsieur , Faber & Faber 1992, p. 242:
*:You know the mysterious idols they were supposed to set up to worship in their chapters – were they really human heads treated with natron after the Ancient Egyptian pattern – idols of Persian or Syrian provenance?
(obsolete) native carbonate of soda; natron
(obsolete) sandiver
(obsolete) saltpetre
