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🧪 With three sodium 🧂 A chemical salt
trisodium

trisodium

7.8
A salt that contains three sodium atoms in its chemical formula
  • noun
  • /traɪˈsoʊdiəm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : trisodio
  • The gardener recommended diluting trisodium phosphate with water to enhance its effectiveness in removing moss from the stone patio.
  • trisodium phosphate

Examples

  • Blood was collected from the antecubital vein into 0.106 mmol/L trisodium citrate.

    Academic text (1993)

  • The blood was collected in tubes containing 3.8% (w/v) trisodium citrate as an anticoagulant at a ratio.

    Academic text (2018)

  • When preparing to paint, it's ideal to clean surfaces with a mixture of water and trisodium phosphate for better adhesion.

  • She added trisodium phosphate to the cleaning solution to effectively remove stubborn grease stains from the countertops.

Compounds

trisodium orthophosphate
  • Specialized
9.5

A chemical used in soaps and cleaning products to help them clean

trisodium phosphate
  • Specialized
6.0

A white powder that cleans heavy dirt and grease in soaps and cleaners

Surface Forms

trisodium singular
trisodiums plural

Morphology

trisodium = sodium (transparent) = tri + sodium

Chemical naming convention: 'tri-' indicates three sodium atoms in the compound name, so the relation to 'sodium' is transparent.

Etymology

Trisodium is the name for a compound that has three sodium parts. Tri- means 'three', as in triangle, and sodium is the element in common 'salt', so a trisodium salt has three sodium atoms or ions in its make-up.