Sodium
11sodium — ► NOUN ▪ a soft silver white reactive metallic chemical element of which common salt and soda are compounds. ORIGIN from SODA(Cf. ↑soda) …
12Sodium — This article is about the chemical element. For the PlayStation Home game, see Sodium (PlayStation Home). neon ← sodium → magnesium Li ↑ Na ↓ K …
13sodium — /soh dee euhm/, n. 1. Chem. a soft, silver white, metallic element that oxidizes rapidly in moist air, occurring in nature only in the combined state, and used in the synthesis of sodium peroxide, sodium cyanide, and tetraethyllead: a necessary… …
14sodium — A metallic element, atomic no. 11, atomic wt. 22.989768; an alkali metal oxidizing readily in air or water; its salts are found in natural biologic systems and are extensively used in medicine and industry. The s. ion is the most plentiful… …
15sodium — n. a mineral element and an important constituent of the human body (average sodium content of the adult body is 4000 mmol). Sodium controls the volume of extracellular fluid in the body and maintains the acid base balance. It also helps maintain …
16sodium — n. Chem. a soft silver white reactive metallic element, occurring naturally in soda, salt, etc., that is important in industry and is an essential element in living organisms. Usage: Symb.: Na. Phrases and idioms: sodium bicarbonate a white… …
17sodium — [[t]so͟ʊdiəm[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Sodium is a silvery white chemical element which combines with other chemicals. Salt is a sodium compound. The fish or seafood is heavily salted with pure sodium chloride. ...one level teaspoon of sodium bicarbonate …
18Sodium — Eigenschaften …
19sodium 22 — a radioactive isotope of sodium, atomic mass 22, having a half life of 2.60 years and decaying by positron emission (0.545, 1.83 MeV) with electron capture and emission of gamma rays (1.275 MeV). It has been used in the determination of body… …
20sodium 24 — a radioactive isotope of sodium, atomic mass 24, having a half life of 14.66 hours and emitting beta particles (1.389, 4.17 MeV) and gamma rays (1.369, 2.754 MeV); it has been used in the determination of sodium space and total exchangeable… …
