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barilla
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WordNet
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n. bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash [syn: saltwort , glasswort , kali , kelpwort , Salsola kali , Salsola soda ] Algerian plant formerly burned to obtain calcium carbonate [syn: ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Barilla \Ba*ril"la\, n. [Sp. barrilla.] (Bot.) A name given to several species of Salsola from which soda is made, by burning the barilla in heaps and lixiviating the ashes. (Com.) The alkali produced from the plant, being an impure carbonate of soda, used ...
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Barilla (born 2001) is a Belgian dressage horse ridden by Barbara Minneci . Barilla and Barbara competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in the Individual championship test grade II and Individual freestyle test grade II, coming in 8th and 6th respectively. ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 Any of several unrelated saltmarsh plants that were once burnt to obtain soda ash 2 The alkali produced from the plant, an impure carbonate of soda, used for making soap, glass, etc., and for bleaching. 3 Impure soda obtained from the ashes of any ...
Usage examples of barilla.
We had the good fortune to take a large ship laden with barilla, and a brig with tobacco and wine.
It took on board a cargo of barilla at Aguilas and Almeria, and returned to England, reaching the Thames in May.
On the introduction of Le Blanc's process of obtaining soda from common salt, the importance of Barilla as an article of commerce ceased.