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natrium

American  
[ney-tree-uhm] / ˈneɪ tri əm /

noun

  1. (formerly) sodium.

natrium British  
/ ˈneɪtrɪəm /

noun

  1. an obsolete name for sodium

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Etymology

Origin of natrium

From German, dating back to 1835–45; see origin at natron, -ium

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Other elements’ chemical symbols derive from their Latin names; for example, the symbol for sodium is Na, referring to natrium, the Latin word for sodium.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Sodium is called natrium in Latin, and Na is the symbol used in English to be in harmony with all other languages, for practically all use the same chemical symbols.

From The Story of the Soil; from the Basis of Absolute Science and Real Life, by Hopkins, Cyril G. (Cyril George)

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