sodium chloride
noun
: an ionic crystalline chemical compound consisting of equal numbers of sodium and chlorine atoms : salt sense 1a
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Ingredients for Life Just like Earth’s oceans, Enceladus’s ocean contains salt, most of which is sodium chloride, commonly known as table salt.
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Fabian Klenner, JSTOR Daily, 13 June 2024
Each molecule of these salts produces three ions—one of either magnesium or calcium plus two of chloride—to interfere with ice formation, while sodium chloride breaks down into only two.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 16 Jan. 2024
Gupta, who was not involved in the study, said the salt substitute helped by lowering the amount of table salt, sodium chloride, consumed daily and adding in potassium.
—Linda Carroll, NBC News, 12 Feb. 2024
Electrolytes are a group of micronutrients that includes sodium chloride, potassium, magnesium, and calcium.
—Alisha McDarris, Popular Science, 2 Aug. 2023
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Fabian Klenner, JSTOR Daily, 13 June 2024
Each molecule of these salts produces three ions—one of either magnesium or calcium plus two of chloride—to interfere with ice formation, while sodium chloride breaks down into only two.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 16 Jan. 2024
Gupta, who was not involved in the study, said the salt substitute helped by lowering the amount of table salt, sodium chloride, consumed daily and adding in potassium.
—Linda Carroll, NBC News, 12 Feb. 2024
Electrolytes are a group of micronutrients that includes sodium chloride, potassium, magnesium, and calcium.
—Alisha McDarris, Popular Science, 2 Aug. 2023
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“Sodium chloride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sodium%20chloride. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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