Sodium hydroxide may be applied to prevent clogging of sewer pipes, and sodium carbonate is applied in water purification to neutralize acids. Sodium hydrogen carbonate is a constituent of backing powder, and is applied in textile and leather industries and in soap and cleanser production.
(wÄj) n. 1. A regular payment, usually on an hourly, daily, or weekly basis, made by an employer to an employee, especially for manual or unskilled work. 2. wages The price of labor in an economy. 3. often wages(used with a sing. or pl. verb) A fitting return; a recompense: the wages of sin. tr.v. waged, wagÂ·ing, wagÂ·es.
Definitions for wages. Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word wages. Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: wages, reward, payoff(noun) a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing. the wages of sin is death; virtue is its own reward. wages(Noun) one's total income for a time period. Wages(noun) a compensation given to a hired person for services; price paid for labor; recompense; hire. See Wage, n., 2.