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sodium chloride

noun

, Chemistry.


sodium chloride

noun

  1. common table salt; a soluble colourless crystalline compound occurring naturally as halite and in sea water: widely used as a seasoning and preservative for food and in the manufacture of chemicals, glass, and soap. Formula: NaCl Also calledsalt
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sodium chloride1

First recorded in 1865–70
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Example Sentences

When some sodium chloride solution is then added to one of the two portions, the basicity of the solution is distinctly increased.

Sodium chloride (table salt), an important part of the blood, is taken in as a flavoring upon our meats and vegetables.

Weigh out 10 grammes sodium chloride and add to the contents of the flask.

Gay-Lussac's method is based on the precipitation of silver from a nitric acid solution by a solution of sodium chloride.

The weight of sodium chloride found, multiplied by 0.5302, gives the weight of the soda (Na2O).

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