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monosodium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables
monosodi-um
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

one atom of sodium in a compound

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- Arabic سُوَيْدَاء (suwaydāʔ)bor. Italian sodabor. English soda Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English sodium English monosodium From mono- + sodium.

Usage

Phrases

monosodium glutamate monosodium methyl arsenate

Questions

What does monosodium mean?
one atom of sodium in a compound
Where does monosodium come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- Arabic سُوَيْدَاء (suwaydāʔ)bor. Italian sodabor. English soda Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English sodium English monosodium From mono- + sodium.

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