sodium chloride
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of sodium chloride
First recorded in 1865–70
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On Tuesday, authorities used a Cessna aircraft to release fire flares containing silver iodide and sodium chloride into the atmosphere.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2025
If you believe that organic pesticides are inherently safer than nonorganic pesticides, that sodium chloride is different from table salt, or that “plant-based” necessarily means “nontoxic,” you have been duped by chemophobia.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2024
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.
From Seattle Times ● May 14, 2024
Potassium chloride looks the same as sodium chloride and tastes very similar.
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2024
“Question. In sodium chloride, which element has the negative charge?”
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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