SODIUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sodium mean? 

• SODIUM (noun)
  The noun SODIUM has 1 sense:

1. 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)

  Familiarity information: SODIUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SODIUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

atomic number 11; Na; sodium

Hypernyms ("sodium" is a kind of...):

metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)

Holonyms ("sodium" is a substance of...):

halite; rock salt (naturally occurring crystalline sodium chloride)

brine; saltwater; seawater (water containing salts)

 Context examples 

Montelukast sodium blocks the action of a substance that causes airways in the lungs to narrow and causes other symptoms of asthma.

(Montelukast sodium, NCI Dictionary)

The sodium salt form of mycophenolic acid (MPA), with immunosuppressing activity.

(Mycophenolate Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

Following binding, monoclonal antibody RAV12 disrupts sodium channels of tumor cells expressing this glycotope, resulting in cell and organelle swelling, loss of membrane integrity, and cell death.

(Monoclonal Antibody RAV12, NCI Thesaurus)

The amount of sodium they consumed was measured with self-reported, 3-day diet records.

(Too Much Salt? Unhealthy Blood Vessels Changes, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The sodium salt of a pterin derivative with antineoplastic and immunosuppressive properties.

(Aminopterin Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

The sodium and potassium absorptions are very broad, which is characteristic of relatively clear atmospheres.

(Multiple metals – and possible signs of water – found in unique exoplanet, University of Cambridge)

After eating a high amount of sodium, the mice had about a 25% decrease in blood flow.

(Pathogenic tau and cognitive impairment are precipitated by a high-salt diet, National Institutes of Health)

The highest percentage of cardiometabolic disease-related death (9.5%) was related to excess consumption of sodium.

(How dietary factors influence disease risk, NIH)

It may be associated with abnormalities in the chloride or sodium channels of the muscles.

(Myotonic Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

In 2017, high levels of sodium consumption alone caused almost 3 million deaths worldwide.

(Poor Diet Kills More People Than Smoking, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)