sodium chloride
noun
Example Sentences
Dhara Patel, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2023
Someone threw sodium chloride at me.
—Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day, 23 Mar. 2023
In one of the seven studies, a team led by Maria Cristina De Sanctis, a planetary scientist at Italy’s National Institute of Astrophysics, found evidence that Occator’s bright spots include hydrated sodium chloride.
—Michael Greshko, National Geographic, 10 Aug. 2020
Crews treating state highways and county roads are expected to scatter less rock salt and spray more brine solution to melt ice on roads before and during Friday’s snowfall, a measure aimed at reducing the amount of sodium chloride that runs off highways and contaminates soil and groundwater.
—Lilly Price, baltimoresun.com, 28 Jan. 2022
The spray is delivered in water and sodium chloride to make it just as refreshing and hydrating as other face mists.
—Kayla Blanton, Health, 2 Mar. 2023
Table salt — sodium chloride — is a non-toxic material.
—John Wenz, Discover Magazine, 9 July 2018
Scientists determined in 2019 that the yellow portions of Europa’s surface were caused by the presence of sodium chloride — better known as table salt.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 20 Feb. 2023
To replace electrolytes lost in sweat when exercising, each individual packet contains electrolytes, minerals, sodium chloride, potassium chloride, and vitamin C.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2023
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Word History
1868, in the meaning defined above
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“Sodium chloride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sodium%20chloride. Accessed 8 Jun. 2023.
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