natron
pronunciation
How to pronounce natron in British English:
UK ['neɪtrɒn]
How to pronounce natron in American English:
US ['neɪtrɒn]
Word Origin
- natron (n.)
- 1680s, from French natron (1660s), which is said to be directly from Arabic natrun, itself from Greek nitron, itself possibly of Eastern origin (see nitre). Medieval Latin and Paracelsus (16c.) had a form anatron, from Arabic with the article assimilated (an-natron). It is the source of the chemical symbol Na for sodium and the word-forming element natro-, used in the names of minerals to indicate the presence of sodium.
Example
- 1. He 's with delamere near lake natron .
- 2. 1 / 15 Lake natron is a salt lake located in northern tanzania , close to the kenyan border .
- 3. Many depend on lake natron as a breeding site because food is plentiful , nesting sites abound and the lake is isolated and undisturbed