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sodium carbonate |
a grayish-white powder, the anhydrous sodium salt of carbonic acid, used in the manufacture of glass, ceramics, soap, and sodium salts, and in bleaching and water treatment; soda ash. [2 definitions] |
sodium chloride |
a colorless crystalline compound, used as a flavoring and preservative for food; table salt. |
sodium cyanide |
a poisonous white crystalline compound, used in dye manufacture, casehardening alloys, pesticides, and the extraction of metals from ore. |
sodium hydroxide |
a strongly caustic solid, used in petroleum refining and the manufacture of rayon, film, and soap; caustic soda. |
sodium hyposulfite |
see "sodium thiosulfate." |
sodium nitrate |
a white crystalline salt, used in the manufacture of fertilizers, explosives, and glass; Chile saltpeter. |
Sodium Pentothal |
trademark for thiopental. |
sodium thiosulfate |
a white crystalline compound, used as a fixing agent in photography, and as a bleach and antichlor; sodium hyposulfite, hyposulfite, or hypo. |
sodium-vapor lamp |
an electric lamp used for lighting highways and streets, containing sodium and neon and giving off a yellow light. |
Sodom |
according to the Old Testament, a city of ancient Palestine that was destroyed by God because of the wickedness of its inhabitants. [2 definitions] |
Sodomite |
an inhabitant of Sodom. [2 definitions] |
sodomize |
to subject to any sexual intercourse held to be abnormal, such as bestiality or anal intercourse. |
sodomy |
anal or oral copulation. [2 definitions] |
-soever |
any of all those (persons, objects, places, times, means, or the like) that are possible (used after who, what, where, when, and how for added emphasis or generalizing force). |
soever |
in any way or case; to any extent or degree (usu. prec. by "how", often with an intervening word). |
sofa |
a long upholstered seat with arms and a back; couch. |
sofa bed |
a sofa that can be converted into a bed. |
so far |
up to this point; up to the present moment. |
so far so good |
no problems yet. |
soffit |
the underside of an architectural feature such as an eave, beam, or arch. |
Sofia |
the capital of Bulgaria. |
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