how to pronounce sodium
/ˈsoʊdiːəm/
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the above transcription of sodium is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.
sodium is pronounced in three syllables
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An example use of sodium in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… biosensors like pH or sodium or glucose …”
meaning of sodium
Sodium is a chemical element with symbol Na and atomic number 11.
sodium frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR
the word sodium occurs in english on average 4.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
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