plural of sodium

The chemical element (symbol Na) with an atomic number of 11 and atomic weight of 22.990. It is a soft, waxy, silvery, reactive alkali metal that is never found unbound in nature.

(inorganic chemistry, pharmacology) A poisonous crystalline salt NaF that is used in trace amounts in the fluoridation of drinking water and toothpastes, in metallurgy, as a flux, and as a pesticide.

A particular kind of drug that is used to treat cerebrovascular and cardiovascular diseases.

A soil fumigant, the sodium salt of methyldithiocarbamate, used as a pesticide, herbicide, and fungicide.

A photosensitizer used in photodynamic therapy and radiation therapy and for palliative treatment of certain lung carcinomata and obstructing esophageal cancer.

The chemical compound Na₂C₄H₄O₆, used as an emulsifier and binding agent in foods such as jellies, margarine, and sausage casings.

The sodium salt of hydriodic acid (chemical formula NaI), used mainly as a nutritional supplement and in organic chemistry.

(informal) sodium bicarbonate.

plural of sodium lamp