† anatron Obs.
[a. Sp. anatron, ad. Arab. an-naṭarûn, i.e. an = al the + naṭrûn.]
Native carbonate of soda: see natron.
| 1706 Phillips, Anatron or Natron, a kind of Salt drawn from the water of the River Nile. 1753 Chambers Cycl. Supp., Anatron is of a cineritious colour, and bitter taste. |