sodium
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English[edit]
| Chemical element | |
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| Na | Previous: neon (Ne) |
| Next: magnesium (Mg) | |
Etymology[edit]
Coined by Humphry Davy in 1807, from soda.
Pronunciation[edit]
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audio (US) (file) - (RP) IPA: /ˈsəʊdɪəm/, X-SAMPA: /"s@UdI@m/
- (US) enPR: sōʹdē-əm, IPA: /ˈsoʊdiəm/, X-SAMPA: /"soUdi@m/
- Rhymes: -əʊdiəm
Noun[edit]
sodium (usually uncountable; plural sodiums)
- A soft, waxy, silvery reactive metal that is never found unbound in nature, and a chemical element (symbol Na) with an atomic number of 11 and atomic weight of 22.98977.
Synonyms[edit]
- natrium (rare)
Derived terms[edit]
Terms derived from the noun sodium
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
a reactive metal
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Noun[edit]
sodium m (uncountable)