Definition

Noun: * Sodium: A soft, silver-white, highly reactive metallic element (symbol Na, atomic number 11). It is an alkali metal and is essential for many biological processes.

Usage

• Na tri is the Vietnamese word for the chemical element sodium. It is used in scientific, medical, and everyday contexts.
• It is often seen in compound terms related to chemistry, health, and food.

Examples

• Trong hóa học:
  • Kim loại na tri phản ứng mạnh với nước. (The metal sodium reacts violently with water.)
  • Ký hiệu hóa học của na tri là Na. (The chemical symbol for sodium is Na.)
• Trong dinh dưỡng:
  • Thức ăn này chứa nhiều na tri. (This food contains a lot of sodium.)
  • Bác sĩ khuyên tôi giảm lượng na tri trong khẩu phần. (The doctor advised me to reduce my sodium intake.)

Advanced Usage

• "natri": This is a common alternate spelling and pronunciation of "na tri". Both forms are used interchangeably.
  • Clorua natri là tên hóa học của muối ăn. (Sodium chloride is the chemical name for table salt.)

Variants and Related Words

• Natri (Natrium): A direct synonym and the more common scientific term. "Natrium" is the Latin-derived name.
• Muối (Salt): In common language, "muối" (salt) often refers to sodium chloride (NaCl), which contains sodium.
  • Ăn nhiều muối có nghĩa là nạp nhiều na tri. (Eating a lot of salt means consuming a lot of sodium.)

Synonyms

• Sodium (English equivalent)
• Natrium (Latin-derived scientific term)

Related Phrases / Compounds

• Clorua na tri / Natri clorua: Sodium chloride (NaCl), common table salt.
• Bicacbonat na tri / Natri bicacbonat: Sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO₃), baking soda.
• Huyết áp na tri: Sodium blood pressure (referring to the effect of sodium on blood pressure).
• Kim loại kiềm na tri: Alkali metal sodium.

noun

1. sodium