Sodium

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ˈsəʊdɪəm/
• US enPR: sōʹdÄ“-É™m, IPA: /ˈsoÊŠdiÉ™m/
• Rhymes: -əʊdiÉ™m

Origin

Coined by Humphry Davy in 1807, from soda.

Full definition of sodium

Noun

1. A soft, waxy, silvery reactive metal that is never found unbound in nature, and a chemical element (symbol Na) with an atomic number of 11 and atomic weight of 22.98977.

Synonyms

• natrium rare

Derived terms

Related terms

• soda