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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
The Imperiled Inland Sea Twenty years ago, scholar W. D. Williams predicted the loss of salt lakes around the world.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
Found naturally in seawater, salt lake brines, crustal rocks, and deposits, magnesium makes up 13 percent of Earth’s mass and is the eighth most abundant element in the planet’s crust.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2024
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Word History
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 2 Oct. 2024.
Kids Definition
salt lake
noun
: a lake that has become salty through evaporation
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