Academic Dictionary
Home / Thesaurus / Sodium
Find the word that fits

Sodium: alternatives and connections

Begin with the reviewed alternatives, then explore broader connections without treating every related word as an automatic substitute.

Try an example: important law show help change happy
26,102 words currently have published synonym-style alternatives
90,593 searchable synonym connections
350,924 published thesaurus relationships of every type
Start with the meaning

Sodium

A common metallic element of the alkali group, in nature always occuring combined, as in common salt, in albite, etc. It is isolated as a soft, waxy, white, unstable metal, so readily oxidized that it combines violently with water, and to be preserved must be kept under petroleum or some similar liquid. Sodium is used combined in many salts, in the free state as a reducer, and as a means of obtaining other metals (as magnesium and aluminium) is an important commercial produc

View the full dictionary entry Compare this word with another →
44 useful connections shown 4 reviewed relationships and 40 broader connections.
Best place to begin

Reviewed alternatives and contrasts

These links were deliberately created. Use the interchangeability score and guidance to judge whether a word will work in your sentence.

Broader term 1

Metal 76% connected

An elementary substance, as sodium, calcium, or copper, whose oxide or hydroxide has basic rather than acid properties, as contrasted with the nonmet…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Definition Compare both words

Containing substance 2

Brine 70% connected

Water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; pickle; hence, any strong saline solution; also, the saline residue or strong mother liquor result…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a containing group, substance or whole.

Definition Compare both words
Halite 70% connected

Native salt; sodium chloride.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a containing group, substance or whole.

Definition Compare both words

Synonym 1

Na 92% connected

No, not. See No.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Definition Compare both words
Explore further

Words from the same subject

These terms belong to the same specialist field or topic. They help you explore the subject, but they are not automatically synonyms.

Ampholyte noun · 86% connection

A substance that acts as a base or an acid, depending on the pH of the solution into which it is introduced.

Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, General chemistry, Nephrology.
Definition Compare
Amphoteric electrolyte noun · 86% connection

A substance that acts as a base or an acid, depending on the pH of the solution into which it is introduced.

Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, General chemistry, Nephrology.
Definition Compare
Atomic number 11 noun · 86% connection

a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); bur…

Used in the same subject area: Inorganic chemistry, Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, General chemistry, Nephrology.
Definition Compare
Atomic number 19 noun · 86% connection

a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abun…

Used in the same subject area: Inorganic chemistry, Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, General chemistry, Nephrology.
Definition Compare
Carbamide noun · 86% connection

the chief solid component of mammalian urine; synthesized from ammonia and carbon dioxide and used as fertilizer and in animal feed an…

Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, General chemistry, Nephrology.
Definition Compare
Potassium noun · 86% connection

a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abun…

Used in the same subject area: Inorganic chemistry, Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, General chemistry, Nephrology.
Definition Compare
Urea noun · 86% connection

the chief solid component of mammalian urine; synthesized from ammonia and carbon dioxide and used as fertilizer and in animal feed an…

Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, General chemistry, Nephrology.
Definition Compare
Complex noun · 85% connection

a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated

Used in the same subject area: Inorganic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.
Definition Compare
Coordination compound noun · 85% connection

a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated

Used in the same subject area: Inorganic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.
Definition Compare
Electrolyte noun · 85% connection

a solution that conducts electricity; "the proper amount and distribution of electrolytes in the body is essential for health"

Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, Nephrology.
Definition Compare
Haemodialysis noun · 85% connection

dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the bloodstream; used in the case of kidney failure

Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, Nephrology.
Definition Compare
Hemodialysis noun · 85% connection

dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the bloodstream; used in the case of kidney failure

Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, Nephrology.
Definition Compare
Organometallic compound noun · 85% connection

a compound containing an alkyl or aryl radical bonded to a metal.; "Tetracarbonyl nickel, and ferrocene are examples of organometallic…

Used in the same subject area: Inorganic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.
Definition Compare
Metallic element noun · 85% connection

any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.

Used in the same subject area: Inorganic chemistry, Chemistry, General chemistry.
Definition Compare
Acid-base balance noun · 85% connection

(physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and alkalis in the body; "with a normal acid-base balance in the body the blood is s…

Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, General chemistry.
Definition Compare
Acid-base equilibrium noun · 85% connection

(physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and alkalis in the body; "with a normal acid-base balance in the body the blood is s…

Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, General chemistry.
Definition Compare
Amyloid noun · 85% connection

(pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue

Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, General chemistry.
Definition Compare
antibody noun · 85% connection

any of a large variety of proteins normally present in the body or produced in response to an antigen which it neutralizes, thus produ…

Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Chemistry, General chemistry.
Definition Compare
Explore further

Words connected by meaning

Their definitions overlap or refer to similar ideas. Use these to widen your search, then compare the exact meanings.

Alkaline adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to an alkali or to alkalies; having the properties of an alkali.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: common, metallic, element, alkali, group.
Definition Compare
Ba noun · 78% connection

a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: common, metallic, element, alkali, group.
Definition Compare
Barium noun · 78% connection

a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: common, metallic, element, alkali, group.
Definition Compare
Carbon noun · 78% connection

An elementary substance, not metallic in its nature, which is present in all organic compounds. Atomic weight 11.97. Symbol C. it is c…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: common, metallic, element, alkali, group.
Definition Compare
Carbonyl noun · 78% connection

The radical (CO)'', occuring, always combined, in many compounds, as the aldehydes, the ketones, urea, carbonyl chloride, etc.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: common, metallic, element, alkali, group.
Definition Compare
Chlorine noun · 78% connection

One of the elementary substances, commonly isolated as a greenish yellow gas, two and one half times as heavy as air, of an intensely…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: common, metallic, element, alkali, group.
Definition Compare
Cleavelandite noun · 78% connection

A variety of albite, white and lamellar in structure.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: common, metallic, element, alkali, group.
Definition Compare
Firework noun · 78% connection

A device for producing a striking display of light, or a figure or figures in plain or colored fire, by the combustion of materials th…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: common, metallic, element, alkali, group.
Definition Compare
Fluorine noun · 78% connection

A non-metallic, gaseous element, strongly acid or negative, or associated with chlorine, bromine, and iodine, in the halogen group of…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: common, metallic, element, alkali, group.
Definition Compare
Glucinum noun · 78% connection

A rare metallic element, of a silver white color, and low specific gravity (2.1), resembling magnesium. It never occurs naturally in t…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: common, metallic, element, alkali, group.
Definition Compare
Iodine noun · 78% connection

A nonmetallic element, of the halogen group, occurring always in combination, as in the iodides. When isolated it is in the form of da…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: common, metallic, element, alkali, group.
Definition Compare
Li noun · 78% connection

a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: common, metallic, element, alkali, group.
Definition Compare
All dictionary tools

Explore Academic Dictionary

The same nine destinations available from the header menu are shown here as a clear, fully visible grid.

Dictionary Definitions and meanings Thesaurus Synonyms with nuance Academic writing Evidence and analysis Professional Workplace vocabulary Word origins Etymology and roots Subjects Specialist dictionaries Word clusters Connected vocabulary Word similarity Compare two words Crossword Play with vocabulary