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According to historians, this compound appeared 4 million years ago when salt lakes evaporated and formed trona deposits.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 14 Oct. 2024
The enzyme used to stonewash jeans was originally derived from wild microbes in salt lakes in Kenya.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 20 Sep. 2024
It is known for its alkalizing effects at a pH of 9.3
Sodium bicarbonate's history begins about 4 million years ago when salt lakes evaporated and formed trona rock deposits.4 Trona is the rock that is processed into soda ash (baking soda).
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 17 Aug. 2024
Straddling Europe and Asia, this inland salt lake borders Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Iran.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
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First Known Use
1763, in the meaning defined above
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“Salt lake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salt%20lake. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
salt lake
noun
: a lake that has become salty through evaporation
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