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sodium chloride

noun

Chemistry.


sodium chloride

noun

  1. common table salt; a soluble colourless crystalline compound occurring naturally as halite and in sea water: widely used as a seasoning and preservative for food and in the manufacture of chemicals, glass, and soap. Formula: NaCl Also calledsalt
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Origin of sodium chloride1

First recorded in 1865–70
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Indonesia’s technology agency, known as BPPT, said in a statement that all rain clouds moving towards the four West Sumatra’s districts will be shot with sodium chloride, or salt.

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For example, eyedrops contain sodium chloride, or salt, and some “bugs like to grow in salty water,†Novack said.

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The evidence has mounted that too much salt – specifically the sodium chloride added to preserve and enhance the flavor of many highly processed foods – is making people sick.

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Potash mining generates millions of tonnes of refuse mostly composed of sodium chloride salts, which can leach into soils and salinise soil and water tables, harming plants and animals.

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Potassium-enriched salts replace some of the sodium chloride that makes up regular salt with potassium chloride.

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