sodium

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈsəʊdɪəm/
• (America) enPR: sōʹdē-əm, IPA: /ˈsoʊdi.əm/

Noun

sodium (uncountable)

1. The chemical element (symbol Na) with an atomic number of 11 and atomic weight of 22.98977. It is a soft, waxy, silvery, reactive alkali metal that is never found unbound in nature.

Synonyms

• natrium (rare)

Related terms

• soda

Translations

• French: sodium
• German: Natrium
• Italian: sodio
• Portuguese: sódio
• Russian: на́трий
• Spanish: sodio

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