Sodium - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈsəʊdɪəm|  American pronunciation of the word sodium
Brit.  |ˈsəʊdɪəm|  British pronunciation of the word sodium

noun

- a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (rock salt)

Extra examples

The tests found an excess of sodium in his blood.

Sodium chloride is more commonly known as salt.

Sodium is one of the constituents of salt.

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