English Explanatory Dictionary

sodium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The chemical element (symbol Na) with an atomic number of 11 and atomic weight of 22.990. It is a soft, waxy, silvery, reactive alkali metal that is never found unbound in nature.
  2. Employing sodium.

Pronunciation

/ˈsəʊ.dɪəm/ sōʹdē-əm /ˈsoʊ.di.əm/ [ˈsoʊ.ɾi.əm] En-us-sodium.ogg /ˈsəʉ.di.əm/ [ˈsəʉ.ɾi.əm] [ˈsɐʉ.ɾi.əm] /ˈsɐʉ.di.əm/

Word forms

sodium sodiums

Etymology

Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1808, from soda + -ium.

Synonyms

natrium

Related words

soda amphibole borax Chile saltpeter Chile saltpetre cryolite halite natron salt zeolite

Derived words

calcium sodium polyphosphate decasodium disodium divalproex sodium docusate sodium dodecasodium foscarnet sodium glymidine sodium hemisodium heptasodium hexasodium hydrogen sodium arsenate metam sodium metham sodium methylsodium monosodium nonsodium octasodium organosodium pentasodium Pentothal sodium porfimer sodium radiosodium riboflavin-5-sodium phosphate sesquisodium sodian sodic sodide sodiferous sodio- sodion sodium-23 sodium acetate sodium acetate trihydrate sodium adsorption ratio sodium alum sodium aluminium fluoride sodium aluminium phosphate sodium aluminum fluoride sodium aluminum sulfosilicate sodium amalgam sodium amide sodium amidotrizoate sodium amytal sodium antimonate sodium arsenate sodium arsenide sodium aurate sodium azide sodium benzoate sodium bicarb sodium bicarbonate sodium bisulfate sodium bisulfite sodium bisulphate sodium bisulphite sodium borohydride sodium bromate sodium bromide sodium carbide
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