sodium
pronunciation
How to pronounce sodium in British English:
UK [ˈsəʊdiəm]
How to pronounce sodium in American English:
US [ˈsoʊdiəm]
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- 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)
Word Origin
- sodium (n.)
- metallic alkaline element, 1807, coined by English chemist Humphry Davy from soda; so called because the element was isolated from caustic soda (sodium hydroxide). The chemical symbol Na is from natrium, alternative name for the element proposed by Berzelius from natron, a name of a type of soda.
Example
- 1. They are usually higher in sodium and saturated fat .
- 2. In fact no living organism had a sodium channel .
- 3. Drinking more water also helps to flush out excess sodium .
- 4. Taste alone may not tell you which foods are high in sodium .
- 5. The low sodium effort is part of a two-and-a-half-year project .