disodium

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noun

two atoms of sodium in a compound

OriginEnglish sodium ← Italian soda ← Arabic سُوَيْدَاء (suwaydāʔ) →
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Meanings

noundisodium (uncountable)
  1. in compoundsuncountablechemistrytwo atoms of sodium in a compound

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Arabicأَسْوَد (ʔaswad)
  8. Ancient Greekμελαγχολία (melankholía)calq.?
  9. Arabicسَوْدَاء (sawdāʔ)
  10. Arabicأَسْوَد (ʔaswad)
  11. Arabicسُوَيْدَاء (suwaydāʔ)
  12. Italiansoda
  13. Englishsoda
  14. Englishsodium
  15. Englishdisodium

From di- + sodium.

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APA

disodium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disodium

MLA

“disodium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disodium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disodium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disodium.

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