sodium
sodium
Definition
so·dium (sō′dē əm)
noun
- a soft, silver-white, metallic chemical element, one of the alkali metals, having a waxlike consistency: it is found in nature only in combined form and is extremely active chemically: symbol, Na; at. no., 11
- sodium chloride
Etymology: ModL: so named (1807) by Sir Humphry Davy < soda (because isolated from caustic soda) + -ium
sodium
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- contain: Try to choose foods that contain just a little sodium: 0.1g or less per 100g.
Preposition: in
- salt: The sodium in the salt combines with the silicates in the clay to produce a glossy ' orange peel ' textured glaze surface.
Adjective modifier
- docusate: Nursing points Increased absorption occurs when oral docusate sodium is taken alone and not within an hour of other drugs.
- 2.5g: People should aim to keep their salt intake to less than 6g per day ( about 2.5g sodium ).
- mycophenolate: Myfortic 180mg film-coated gastro-resistant tablets contain 180mg mycophenolic acid ( as mycophenolate sodium ).
- radioactive: Over 1,500 tons of radioactive liquid sodium is being treated at Dounreay in the largest plant of its kind in the world.
- urinary: No correlation was found between systolic blood pressure and urinary sodium.
- liquid: Over 1,500 tons of radioactive liquid sodium is being treated at Dounreay in the largest plant of its kind in the world.
Modifies a noun
- chloride: Power is provided by a Zebra liquid sodium nickel chloride battery, mounted under the floor near the center of the vehicle.
- hydroxide: Running acid into the alkali For the first part of the graph, you have an excess of sodium hydroxide.
- valproate: Sodium valproate had received some bad press recently, which she felt was mostly undeserved.
- bicarbonate: Sodium bicarbonate may also be of use to aid in controlling the changes in the acidity of the blood.
- carbonate: What is the purpose of washing the product with sodium carbonate solution?
- hypochlorite: Work on the compatibility of such devices with sodium hypochlorite 2 % solution is not yet complete.
Noun used with modifier
- 0.5g: Try to avoid eating lots of foods that contain 0.5g sodium or more per 100g.
- nedocromil: The inhibitory effect of budesonide was higher than that of nedocromil sodium on both nasal polyps and nasal mucosa.
- saccharin: Yes, the sweetening agents used in Senokot Hi-Fibre are aspartame ( a source of phenylalanine ) and saccharin sodium.
- 0.8g: Children aged one to three shouldn't have more than 2g salt a day ( about 0.8g sodium ).
- serum: If they continue to drink excessively their serum sodium level falls.
- phenytoin: Dilantin Capsules contain phenytoin sodium 30 mg and 100 mg.
sodium Quotes
Sir Humphrey Davy Abominated gravy. He lived in the odium Of having discovered sodium.
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