sodium chloride
noun
: an ionic crystalline chemical compound consisting of equal numbers of sodium and chlorine atoms : salt sense 1a
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Modern crocodiles have these glands, which collect and release excess sodium chloride.
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Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
Saline nasal sprays, comprised of a mixture of sodium chloride (salt) and water, help flush out excess mucus (snot) and debris from the nasal passages while adding moisture.1
How fast does a fungal sinus infection progress?
—Laura Schober, Health, 14 Apr. 2025
Potassium chloride then comes into the picture as a seemingly serendipitous alternative to your typical sodium chloride.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
Today, black salt is commonly made by combining sodium chloride with trace amounts of sodium sulfate, sodium bisulfate, and ferric sulfate with charcoal.13
Despite its name, black salt usually has a pinkish-gray or pinkish-brown color.
—Lindsey Desoto, Health, 12 Mar. 2025
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Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
Saline nasal sprays, comprised of a mixture of sodium chloride (salt) and water, help flush out excess mucus (snot) and debris from the nasal passages while adding moisture.1
How fast does a fungal sinus infection progress?
—Laura Schober, Health, 14 Apr. 2025
Potassium chloride then comes into the picture as a seemingly serendipitous alternative to your typical sodium chloride.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
Today, black salt is commonly made by combining sodium chloride with trace amounts of sodium sulfate, sodium bisulfate, and ferric sulfate with charcoal.13
Despite its name, black salt usually has a pinkish-gray or pinkish-brown color.
—Lindsey Desoto, Health, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Sodium chloride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sodium%20chloride. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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