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Barilla
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What's The Definition Of Barilla?
[n] Algerian plant formerly burned to obtain calcium carbonate
[n] bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash Synonyms | Synonyms for Barilla: glasswort | Halogeton souda | kali | kelpwort | Salsola kali | Salsola soda | saltwort Related Terms | Find terms related to Barilla: See Also | bush | genus Halogeton | herb | herbaceous plant | shrub Barilla In Webster's Dictionary \Ba*ril"la\ (b[.a]*r[i^]l"l[.a]), n. [Sp. barrilla.]
1. (Bot.) A name given to several species of Salsola from
which soda is made, by burning the barilla in heaps and
lixiviating the ashes.
2. (Com.)
(a) The alkali produced from the plant, being an impure
carbonate of soda, used for making soap, glass, etc.,
and for bleaching purposes.
(b) Impure soda obtained from the ashes of any seashore
plant, or kelp. --Ure.
{Copper barilla} (Min.), native copper in granular form mixed
with sand, an ore brought from Bolivia; -- called also
{Barilla de cobre}.
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