sodium carbonate

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The Met's Cdr Jon Savell said a laboratory analysis of the substance from the attack site found it was a "very strong concentrated corrosive substance, either liquid sodium hydroxide or liquid sodium carbonate".

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2024

He covers most every disgusting stain imaginable and suggests ways to get rid of them, MacGyver-like, using bleach alternative, sodium carbonate, rubbing alcohol and white vinegar.

From Washington Post • Mar. 25, 2021

The two carbonates used commercially in the largest quantities are sodium carbonate and calcium carbonate.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

In ancient Egypt, a paste made out of honey, sodium carbonate, and crocodile dung was a popular form of contraception.

From Time • Jan. 23, 2015

This is effected by heating a mixture of the fuel with lime and sodium carbonate in a porcelain dish to redness in a muffle until all the carbonaceous matter has been burnt off.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various