Trona Definition
trōnə
noun
An impure type of hydrous sodium carbonate, Na2CO3NaHCO32H2O, gray or yellowish-white, used as a source of sodium compounds.
Webster's New World
Origin of Trona
From the Swedish trona or from the Spanish trona, both derived from the Arabic اطرون (atrūn), which derives from the Arabic نطرون (natrūn); from the Ancient Greek νίτρον (nitron), from the Ancient Egyptian ntry.
From Wiktionary
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Swedish probably from Arabic dialectal ṭrōn variant of Arabic naṭrūn natron natron
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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