sodium en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [ˈsəʉ.ɾi.əm] ~(some speakers)[ˈsɐʉ.ɾi.əm] (Australia)
- /ˈsoʊ.di.əm/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈsɐʉ.di.əm/ (New-Zealand)
- /-di-/ (Scotland)
- /ˈso.de.əm/ (Scotland)
- /-dɪ-/ (Scotland)
- /ˈsoːdi.əm/ (Wales) without the toe–tow merger
- /ˈsəʉ.di.əm/ (Australia)
- sōʹdē-əm (Canada, General-American)
- audio SSB
- /ˈsəw.dɪj.əm/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- [ˈsɐʉ.ɾi.əm] (New-Zealand)
- (California) audio
- /ˈsəʊ.di.əm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˈsoʊ.ɾi.əm] (Canada, General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Arabic سَوْدَاء (sawdāʔ) Arabic سُوَيْدَاء (suwaydāʔ)bor. Italian sodabor. English soda Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English sodium Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1808, from soda + -ium.
Meanings
- (uncountable, usually) 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.
- (uncountable, usually) 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. ▸ An atom of this element.
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(attributive, uncountable, usually) Employing sodium.
From Keighley onwards we had obviously returned to civilisation, for the surrounding country was now studded with the sodium street lights of suburbia and a thickening industrial haze was blotting out the moon.
1960 January, G. Freeman Allen, “"Condor"—British Railways' fastest freight train”, in Trains Illustrated, page 48:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sodiums | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
sodium fluoride · sodium amalgam · sodium sorbate · sodium formate · sodium Pentothal · sodium bromide · sodion · sodium thiosulphate · sodium hydride · sodium tartrate · sodium peroxide · Pentothal sodium · sodium chlorite · methylsodium · sodium hydrogen arsenate · sodium pentothal · hemisodium · sodium glutamate · sodium vapour lamp · metham sodium · sodiumlike · sodium chromate · sodium metabisulfite · sodium amide · sodium hydrogen sulfite · foscarnet sodium · sodium sulphite · sodium bicarb · sodium monofluorophosphate · heptasodium · sodium hexafluoroantimonate · sodium manganate · sodium gluconate · sodium tallowate · sodium carbonate peroxyhydrate · porfimer sodium · sodic · sodium bisulphite · sodium Amytal · sodide · sodium antimonate · sodium aluminium fluoride · sodium aluminum sulfosilicate · sodium iopodate · suramin sodium · sodium sulfite · glymidine sodium · sodium carbide · sodium channel · sodium dehydroacetate · riboflavin-5-sodium phosphate · sodium arsenide · sodium ferulate · sodium cyanide · sodium polysulphide · sodiferous · radiosodium · sodium polysulfide · sodium sulphide · sodium selenite · sodium nitrate · sodium hexametaphosphate · sodium citrate · sodium hypochlorite · sodium picosulfate · sodium bisulphate · sodium cocoamphoacetate · sodium amytal · sodio- · pentasodium · sodium pyrophosphate · sodium cocoate · sodium hydroxide · sodium trimetaphosphate · sodium bicarbonate · sodium tripolyphosphate · sodium zircofluoride · sodium oxalate · sodium palmate · sodium sulfide · sodium perborate · hexasodium · sodium tetraborate · sodium vapor lamp · calcium sodium polyphosphate · sodium dithionate · sodium bromate · sodium benzoate · sodium ethylmercurithiosalicylate · sodium arsenate · sodium bisulfate · sodium plumbate · sodium orthophosphate · sodium alum · disodium · sodium phosphate · sodium bisulfite · sodium iodide · sodium tetraborate decahydrate · sodium lactate · sodium amidotrizoate · sodium metabisulphite · sodium hydrogen phosphate · trisodium · sodium erythorbate · stannide of sodium · sodian · sodium terbium borate · sodium-cooled · sodium hydrogen carbonate · metam sodium · dodecasodium · sodium thiosulfate · sodium stearate · sodium palmitate · sodium lauroamphoacetate · sodium borohydride · sodium-23 · sodium tetraborate pentahydrate · sodium lamp · sodium-potassium pump · sodium diphenylphosphide · sodium acetate · hydrogen sodium arsenate · sodium lauryl sulfate · sodium perxenate · sodium lauryl sulphate · sodium stannate · sodium aluminium phosphate · sodium chlorate · telluret of sodium · sodium aluminum fluoride · octasodium · divalproex sodium · nonsodium · sodium carbonate · sodium soap · sodium stibogluconate · sodium dodecyl sulfate · sodium silicate · organosodium · tridecasodium · monosodium · sesquisodium · sodium sulphate · sodium sulfate · sodium dithiophosphate · sodium azide · sodium nitrite · decasodium · docusate sodium · sodium pump · sodium aurate · sodium tungstate · sodium adsorption ratio · sodium chloride · sodium thiopental · tetrasodium · sodium phosphomolybdate · sodium oxide · sodium selenide · sodium hydrogen sulphite · sodium acetate trihydrate · sodium metaphosphate
Relateds
amphibole · Chile saltpetre · natron · zeolite · salt · borax · soda · cryolite · Chile saltpeter · halite
Synonyms
Translations (123)
bn সোডিয়াম (reactive metal) · uk на́трій (reactive metal) · scn sodiu (reactive metal) · de Natrium (reactive metal) · is natrín (reactive metal) · fi natrium (reactive metal) · cy sodiwm (reactive metal) · pa ਸੋਡੀਅਮ (reactive metal) · uz natriy (reactive metal) · th โซเดียม (reactive metal) · ml സോഡിയം (reactive metal) · nrf sôdgium (reactive metal) · qu natriyu (reactive metal) · eu sodioa (reactive metal) · fur sodi (reactive metal) · pl sód (reactive metal) · tg натрий (reactive metal) · ast sodiu (reactive metal) · sw natiri (reactive metal) · sv natrium (reactive metal) · nn natrium (reactive metal) · az natrium (reactive metal) · ru на́трий (reactive metal) · bg на́трий (reactive metal) · ia natrium (reactive metal) · gl sodio (reactive metal) · ko 소듐 (reactive metal) · kmr sodyûm (reactive metal) · kn ಸೋಡಿಯಮ್ (reactive metal) · tr sodyum (reactive metal) · sw sodiamu (reactive metal) · ro natriu (reactive metal) · co sodiu (reactive metal) · uz натрий (reactive metal) · es sodio (reactive metal) · mk натриум (reactive metal) · nds natrium (reactive metal) · kmr natrîyûm (reactive metal) · ln sodu class 9a/10a (reactive metal) · tt натрий (reactive metal) · sa विक्षार (reactive metal) · ps سوډیم (reactive metal) · ca sodi (reactive metal) · vi chất muối (reactive metal) · hi सोडियम (reactive metal) · io natro (reactive metal) · da natrium (reactive metal) · eo natrio (reactive metal) · nv soodin (reactive metal) · ka ნატრიუმი (reactive metal) · gv sodjum (reactive metal) · sl natrij (reactive metal) · ta உவர்மம் (reactive metal) · ky натрий (reactive metal) · an sodio (reactive metal) · km សូឌីយ៉ូម (reactive metal) · mn натри (reactive metal) · el νάτριο (reactive metal) · be на́трый (reactive metal) · nb natrium (reactive metal) · nan-hbl na (reactive metal) · ur سوڈیم (reactive metal) · ja ナトリウム (reactive metal) · csb natrijô (reactive metal) · ht sodyòm (reactive metal) · hu nátrium (reactive metal) · fr sodium (reactive metal) · fa سدیم (reactive metal) · ug ناترىي (reactive metal) · oc sòdi (reactive metal) · br sodiom (reactive metal) · bo སོ་ཌི་ཡམ (reactive metal) · jv natrium (reactive metal) · ar صُودِيُوم (reactive metal) · tl sodyo (reactive metal) · la natrium (reactive metal) · br natriom (reactive metal) · he נַתְרָן (reactive metal) · mi konutai (reactive metal) · lv nātrijs (reactive metal) · sh натријум (reactive metal) · sk sodík (reactive metal) · dv ސޯޑިއަމް (reactive metal) · ta சோடியம் (reactive metal) · mr सोडियम (reactive metal) · bo བུལ་རྫས (reactive metal) · ko 나트륨 (reactive metal) · haw sodiuma (reactive metal) · ro sodiu (reactive metal) · sh natrij (reactive metal) · wa sodiom (reactive metal) · sq natrium (reactive metal) · is natríum (reactive metal) · yi נאַטריום (reactive metal) · cs sodík (reactive metal) · sh natrijum (reactive metal) · mt sodju (reactive metal) · nl natrium (reactive metal) · hi क्षारातु (reactive metal) · fy natrium (reactive metal) · kk натрий (reactive metal) · tk natriý (reactive metal) · fo natrium (reactive metal) · my ဆိုဒီယမ် (reactive metal) · af natrium (reactive metal) · te సోడియమ్ (reactive metal) · lt natris (reactive metal) · ia sodium (reactive metal) · ms natrium (reactive metal) · gd sòidiam (reactive metal) · lo ໂຊດຽມ (reactive metal) · vi natri (reactive metal) · it sodio (reactive metal) · cmn 鈉 /钠 (reactive metal) · lb Natrium (reactive metal) · km សូដ្យូម (reactive metal) · ga sóidiam (reactive metal) · vo natrin (reactive metal) · id natrium (reactive metal) · hy նատրիում (reactive metal) · kw sodyum (reactive metal) · et naatrium (reactive metal) · pt sódio (reactive metal)