sodium
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English
6 letters
Common
Commonness #12,530
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Definitions
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)
Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Pronunciation
/sˈoʊdiːʌm/ · 3 syllables · CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)
Word forms
plural sodiums
Forms from WordNet 3.1 morphology — every form attested in the dictionary.
Rhymes
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