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sodio

sodium

noun SOH-dyoh Rare
Body & Health Medicine

Origin: From New Latin 'sodium', coined by Humphry Davy (1807) from 'soda'.

Usage Note

Sodio is the chemical element with symbol Na (from Latin natrium). It is a masculine noun. In everyday contexts Italians encounter it on food labels as cloruro di sodio (sodium chloride, i.e. salt); it is also important in medicine, with iponatriemia (low sodium) being a recognised clinical condition.

Examples

"Il sodio è essenziale per il corpo umano."

Natural Translation

Sodium is essential for the human body.

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