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sodium
noun
-
sodium
a
soft
silver-white
metallic
chemical
element
(
symbol
Na
)
that
reacts
quickly
with
water
and
is
found
in
common
salt
and
many
minerals
•
Pure
sodium
must
be
stored
in
oil
because
it
reacts
violently
with
water
.
Pure
sodium
must
be
stored
in
oil
because
it
reacts
violently
with
water
.
•
On
the
periodic
table
,
sodium
sits
just
below
lithium
in
Group
1
.
On
the
periodic
table
,
sodium
sits
just
below
lithium
in
Group
1
.
Early
19th
century
,
formed
from
soda
+
‑ium
on
the
pattern
of
element
names
;
the
symbol
Na
comes
from
modern
Latin
natrium
,
itself
from
Greek
nítron
‘
soda
’.
noun
-
sodium
the
amount
of
the
element
sodium
that
is
present
in
food
or
drink
,
often
discussed
when
talking
about
health
and
salt
intake
•
The
doctor
told
me
to
cut
back
on
sodium
to
lower
my
blood
pressure
.
The
doctor
told
me
to
cut
back
on
sodium
to
lower
my
blood
pressure
.
•
Canned
soups
are
often
loaded
with
sodium
.
Canned
soups
are
often
loaded
with
sodium
.
Use
extended
from
the
chemical
sense
to
describe
the
dietary
presence
of
the
element
,
first
appearing
in
nutrition
science
in
the
early
20th
century
.
