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netjeryt
Egyptian · ancient
"a naturally occurring salt used in embalming"
mined from the Wadi El Natrun valley and used in mummification and ritual
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nitron
Ancient Greek · ancient
"native soda mineral"
Greek writers adopted the Egyptian salt's name
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natrun
Arabic · medieval
"mineral salt or soda"
passed through Arabic usage in medieval trade and pharmacology texts
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natron
French · 1660s
"sodium carbonate mineral"
French chemists borrowed the Arabic term for the mineral
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natron
English · 1680s
"a natural mineral form of sodium carbonate"
entered English scientific vocabulary for the sodium mineral
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