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sodium

noun so·di·um \ˈsō-dē-əm\

: a soft silver-white element that is found in salt, baking soda, and other compounds

Full Definition of SODIUM

:  a silver-white soft waxy ductile element of the alkali metal group that occurs abundantly in nature in combined form and is very active chemically — see element table
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Origin of SODIUM

New Latin, from English soda
First Known Use: 1807

Other Chemical Engineering Terms

alkali, cation, decant, hygroscopic, isotope, oxidize, slurry, solute, viscous

Rhymes with SODIUM

odium, podium, rhodium
SODIUM Defined for Kids

sodium

noun so·di·um \ˈsō-dē-əm\

Definition of SODIUM for Kids

:  a soft waxy silver-white chemical element occurring in nature in combined form (as in salt)
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sodium

noun so·di·um \ˈsōd-ē-əm\

Medical Definition of SODIUM

:  a silver white soft waxy ductile element of the alkali metal group that occurs abundantly in nature in combined form and is very active chemically—symbol Na; see element table

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73 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. sodium
  2. sodium alum
  3. sodium aluminate
  4. sodium aluminum fluoride
  5. sodium aluminum sulfate
  6. sodium amide
  7. sodium antimonate
  8. sodium arsenate
  9. sodium arsenite
  10. sodium azide
  11. sodium benzoate
  12. sodium biborate
  13. sodium bicarbonate
  14. sodium bichromate
  15. sodium bifluoride
  16. sodium bisulfate
  17. sodium bisulfite
  18. sodium borohydride
  19. sodium carbonate
  20. sodium carboxymethyl cellulose
  21. sodium chlorate
  22. sodium chloride
  23. sodium chlorite
  24. sodium chromate
  25. sodium citrate
  26. sodium cyanide
  27. sodium diacetate
  28. sodium dichromate
  29. sodium dioxide
  30. sodium ethoxide
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