What does "sodium" mean?

The chemical element (symbol Na) with an atomic number of 11 and atomic weight of 22.990. It is a soft, waxy, silvery, reactive alkali metal that is never found unbound in nature.

What is a synonym for "sodium"?

Common synonyms include: atomic number 11, gold, iron, lead, metal, na.

Sodium

//ˈsəʊ.dɪəm// noun

noun ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1
The chemical element (symbol Na) with an atomic number of 11 and atomic weight of 22.990. It is a soft, waxy, silvery, reactive alkali metal that is never found unbound in nature. uncountable, usually
2
a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (rock salt) wordnet
3
Employing sodium. attributive, uncountable, usually
"From Keighley onwards we had obviously returned to civilisation, for the surrounding country was now studded with the sodium street lights of suburbia and a thickening industrial haze was blotting out the moon."