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sodium monoxide

noun Chemistry.

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

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Nearby words

  1. sodium iodide,
  2. sodium lactate,
  3. sodium meta-arsenite,
  4. sodium metasilicate,
  5. sodium methylate,
  6. sodium nitrate,
  7. sodium nitrite,
  8. sodium nitroprusside,
  9. sodium pentothal,
  10. sodium perborate
Also called soda, sodium oxide.
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