Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In chem., the metal, more generally called sodium, of which the hydroxid and the carbonate constitute caustic soda and washing soda respectively.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Chem.) The technical name for sodium.

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  • noun archaic, rare sodium

Etymologies

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From New Latin natrium; see natron for more.

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Examples

  • Sodium is called natrium in Latin, and Na is the symbol used in English to be in harmony with all other languages, for practically all use the same chemical symbols.

    The Story of the Soil; from the Basis of Absolute Science and Real Life, 1892

  • Early chemists had to be fluent in multiple languages and had no trouble flipping back and forth between names like "natrium" and "sodium" (symbol: Na) or "plumbum" and "lead" (symbol: Pb).

    Slate Magazine 2010

  • For example, Na for sodium comes from the Latin natrium, and Au for gold comes from the Latin aurum, which means shining dawn.

    Elements 2009

  • Both types can be manufactured in various sizes and, depending on their construction, are suited for equipment with high-pressure mercury vapour lamps, halogen metal vapour lamps, high-pressure natrium vapour lamps, halogen filament lamps and general purpose filament lamps.

    8. Lighting Fittings Frank Ponemunski 1991

  • Salt (natrium chloride, NaCl) is required for life.

    EurekAlert! - Breaking News 2009

  • Polysorbate 80, boric acid, the aluminum adjuvants together with the natrium chloride (salt) will induce infertility in boys and girls.

    Alex Jones' Prison Planet.com 2009

  • We don't have any millionare angels or corporate backers paying the bills here, PLEASE DONATE. try using medical oxygen with oil (fast beach tanning procedure) natrium (sodium probably) reacts nicely with water, as well potasium chloryde is used for easy house mess (re) organisation

    PCLinuxOS-Forums 2008

  • We don't have any millionare angels or corporate backers paying the bills here, PLEASE DONATE. try using medical oxygen with oil (fast beach tanning procedure) natrium (sodium probably) reacts nicely with water, as well potasium chloryde is used for easy house mess (re) organisation

    PCLinuxOS-Forums 2008

  • Sodium — the name is derived from soda, originally an Italian term for ash used in glassmaking and later applied to a number of sodium salts — is Na, short for natron or natrium, a neo-latinate term also applied to a variety of sodium compounds.

    VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XXIII No 4 1998

  • 0 C selama 25 menit 10 kg gula pasir, 4 ons garam, 60 gr asam sitrat, 16 gr natrium benzoat Larutan agar-agar Diaduk Dipanaskan pd T = 70-80 0 C slm 5 menit Kemas sirup dlm botol (99,9% dari vol. Botol) Rebus slm 5 menit Tutup kemasan Dipasteurisasi & Pendinginan cepat Sirup Nanas dlm kemasan

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