sodium monoxide

noun Chemistry.

a white powder, Na2O, that reacts violently with water to produce sodium hydroxide.

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Also called soda, sodium oxide.

Words nearby sodium monoxide

sodium iodide, sodium lactate, sodium meta-arsenite, sodium metasilicate, sodium methylate, sodium monoxide, sodium nitrate, sodium nitrite, sodium nitroprusside, sodium pentothal, sodium perborate
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