tetrasodium

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noun

Four sodium atoms or ions in a compound

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

nountetrasodium (uncountable)
  1. in compoundsuncountablechemistryFour sodium atoms or ions in a compound

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
  2. Proto-Hellenic*kʷétwores
  3. Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρες (téssăres)
  4. Ancient Greekτετρᾰ- (tetră-)
  5. Englishtetra-
  6. Arabicسُوَيْدَاء (suwaydāʔ)
  7. Italiansoda
  8. Englishsoda
  9. Englishsodium
  10. Englishtetrasodium

From tetra- + sodium.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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