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disodium

disodium

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A salt with two sodium atoms per molecule
  • noun
  • /daɪˈsoʊdiəm/
  • Specialized
: disodio
  • Disodium inocinate, disodium....

Examples

  • Disodium inocinate, disodium....

    Lianna (1983)

  • Could this also contribute to the ability of patients to know if they're getting the "real" drug (and, yes, disodium EDTA is a drug)?

    Blog text (25)

  • So next time you see those, just smile knowing that you're looking at disodium, not sodium disodium.

  • Disodium EDTA was used by error.

    Blog text (31)

  • Bisphosphonate drugs were one of the new approaches to treatment that began with etidronate disodium, the parent compound of all present-day bisphosphonate drugs (Harris et al., 1993).

    Academic text (2007)

  • The formula for disodium carbonate shows that it contains two sodium ions per molecule.

  • Chemists often analyze compounds like disodium sulfite for their industrial applications.

  • Disodium EDTA was used by error.

Surface Forms

disodium singular
disodiums plural

Morphology

disodium = sodium (semi-transparent) = di + sodium

Built by adding the numeric prefix 'di-' to 'sodium' to indicate two sodium atoms/ions; predictable in chemical nomenclature but specialized for non-chemists.

Etymology

Disodium is formed from the prefix di- meaning 'two' and sodium, the element name from 'soda'. A disodium compound is a salt or chemical that contains 'two' sodium atoms or ions.