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Definition of Barilla
1. Noun. Bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash.
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
2. Noun. Algerian plant formerly burned to obtain calcium carbonate.
Group relationships: Genus Halogeton
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Definition of Barilla
1. n. A name given to several species of Salsola from which soda is made, by burning the barilla in heaps and lixiviating the ashes.
Definition of Barilla
1. Noun. Any of several unrelated saltmarsh plants that were once burnt to obtain soda ash ¹
2. Noun. The alkali produced from the plant, an impure carbonate of soda, used for making soap, glass, etc., and for bleaching. ¹
3. Noun. Impure soda obtained from the ashes of any seashore plant, or kelp. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Barilla
1. a chemical compound [n -S]
Medical Definition of Barilla
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Barilla
Literary usage of Barilla
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Parliamentary Debatesby Great Britain Parliament, Thomas Curson Hansard by Great Britain Parliament, Thomas Curson Hansard (1824)
"barilla DUTIES BILL.] The House having resolved itself into a committee on the
barilla Duties acts, The Chancellor of the Exchequer said, it was not his ..."
2. A History of Taxation and Taxes in England from the Earliest Times to the by Stephen Dowell (1888)
"The barilla of commerce, Fr. soude, consists of the ashes (Arabic, al kala, alkali,
... The best, or Alicante barilla is prepared from the 1 9 & 10 Viet. c. ..."
3. Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries by William Fordyce Mavor, Pre-1801 Imprint Collection (Library of Congress) (1797)
"The method ufed in making barilla is the far • as what is followed in the north
of England ;:i burning kelp. An acre will yield about a ton,. ..."
4. A Theoretical and Practical Treatise on the Manufacture of Sulphuric Acid by Georg Lunge (1880)
"The Spanish soda has always been considered the best; and its special name, "barilla,"
has been conferred upon all soda made from plants. ..."
5. The Commercial Hand-book of Chemical Analysis; Or, Practical Instructions by Alphonse Normandy (1850)
"barilla. 1. barilla is the name of an impure soda imported from Spain, Teneriffe,
... barilla seldom contains more than 20 per cent of real alkali. ..."
6. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Judicature by William Johnson (1860)
"barilla contains purchased "as soda. Kelp is made in Great Britain, from sea-weed,
... where they use barilla in the man- 197 1 ufacture *of soap. ..."
7. Applied Chemistry: In Manufactures, Arts, and Domestic Economy by Edward Andrew Parnell (1844)
"barilla, of good quality, contains about one-fifth of its weight of soda, ...
The best barilla is that brought from Alicant, in the neighbourhood of which ..."
8. The Gentleman's Magazine (1797)
"KALI FOR barilla. For cultivating two acres of land in the Weft Indies, or Africa,
... Kali for making barilla; ike gokl medal, or 30 guineas. ..."
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