sodium
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sodium/ˈsəʊdiəm/
▶noun the chemical element of atomic number 11, a soft silver-white reactive metal of the alkali-metal group. (Symbol: Na)
– derivatives
sodic adjective (Mineralogy).
sodic adjective (Mineralogy).
'sodium' also found in these Oxford entries:
albite
- aldosterone
- alkalic
- alkali feldspar
- alkali metal
- baking powder
- baking soda
- bicarb
- bicarbonate
- borax
- caustic soda
- chloride
- crocidolite
- cryolite
- ferrate
- fluoride
- gelignite
- GHB
- Glauber's salt
- halite
- hypo
- iodide
- lazurite
- loop diuretic
- Na
- natriuresis
- natron
- Nembutal
- oligoclase
- perborate
- plagioclase
- saleratus
- saline
- salt
- saltpetre
- Seidlitz powder
- soap
- soda
- soda ash
- soda lime
- sodalite
- sodium bicarbonate
- sodium carbonate
- sodium chloride
- sodium hydroxide
- sodium nitrate
- sodium thiosulphate
- sodium-vapour lamp
- soft soap
