sodic

[ soh-dik ]

/ ˈsoʊ dɪk /

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adjective

pertaining to or containing sodium: sodic soil.

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Origin of sodic

First recorded in 1855–60; sod(ium) + -ic

Words nearby sodic

soddy, Söderblom, Södertälje, sodger, sod house, sodic, sodio-, sodium, sodium amide, sodium ammonium phosphate, sodium amytal

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How to use sodic in a sentence

Run a few cubic centimetres of distilled water into that division of the plate base containing the sodic hydroxide.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre
Place a small heap of dry granulated soda (or half a dozen tablets of sodic hydroxide) by the side of the pyro tablets.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre
Titrate against n/10 sodic hydrate solution using phenolphthalein as the indicator.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre
If the lead is present as sulphate in sodic acetate solution, it is well to render it distinctly alkaline with ammonia.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer

The nickel is separated from the solution by boiling with sodic hydrate, filtering, and dissolving the precipitate in nitric acid.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer

British Dictionary definitions for sodic

sodic

/ (ˈsəʊdɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to sodium

containing sodium

Derived forms of sodic

sodicity, noun

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Scientific definitions for sodic

sodic

[ sō′dĭk ]

Relating to or containing sodium.