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Sodio-
(So"di*o-) (Chem.) A combining form (also used adjectively) denoting the presence of sodium
or one of its compounds.
Sodium
(So"di*um) n. [NL., fr.E. soda.] (Chem.) A common metallic element of the alkali group, in
nature always occuring combined, as in common salt, in albite, etc. It is isolated as a soft, waxy, white,
unstable metal, so readily oxidized that it combines violently with water, and to be preserved must be
kept under petroleum or some similar liquid. Sodium is used combined in many salts, in the free state
as a reducer, and as a means of obtaining other metals (as magnesium and aluminium) is an important
commercial product. Symbol Na Atomic weight 23. Specific gravity 0.97.
Sodium amalgam, an alloy of sodium and mercury, usually produced as a gray metallic crystalline
substance, which is used as a reducing agent, and otherwise. — Sodium bicarbonate, a white crystalline
substance, HNaCO3, with a slight alkaline taste resembling that of sodium carbonate. It is found in many
mineral springs and also produced artificially,. It is used in cookery, in baking powders, and as a source
of carbonic acid gas (carbon dioxide) for soda water. Called also cooking soda, saleratus, and technically,
acid sodium carbonate, primary sodium carbonate, sodium dicarbonate, etc. — Sodium carbonate,
a white crystalline substance, Na2CO3.10H2O, having a cooling alkaline taste, found in the ashes of
many plants, and produced artifically in large quantities from common salt. It is used in making soap,
glass, paper, etc., and as alkaline agent in many chemical industries. Called also sal soda, washing
soda, or soda. Cf. Sodium bicarbonate, above and Trona. — Sodium chloride, common, or table,
salt, NaCl. — Sodium hydroxide, a white opaque brittle solid, NaOH, having a fibrous structure, produced
by the action of quicklime, or of calcium hydrate (milk of lime), on sodium carbonate. It is a strong alkali,
and is used in the manufacture of soap, in making wood pulp for paper, etc. Called also sodium hydrate,
and caustic soda. By extension, a solution of sodium hydroxide.
Sodomite
(Sod"om*ite) n.
1. An inhabitant of Sodom.
2. One guilty of sodomy.
Sodomitical
(Sod`om*it"ic*al) a. Pertaining to, or of the nature of, sodomy. — Sod`om*it"ic*al*ly, adv.
Sodomy
(Sod"om*y) n. [From Sodom. a country mentioned in the Bible: cf. F. sodomite.] Carnal
copulation in a manner against nature; buggery. Gen. xix. 5.
Soe
(Soe) n. [Scot. sae, say, saye; cf. Icel. sar a large cask, Sw. s a tub.] A large wooden vessel
for holding water; a cowl. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Dr. H. More.
Soever
(So*ev"er) A word compounded of so and ever, used in composition with who, what, where,
when, how, etc., and indicating any out of all possible or supposable persons, things, places, times,
ways, etc. It is sometimes used separate from the pronoun or adverb.
For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required. Luke xii. 48.
What great thing soever a man proposed to do in his life, he should think of achieving it by fifty. Sir W.
Temple. Sofa
(So"fa) n.; pl. Sofas [Ar. soffah, from saffa to dispose in order: cf. F. sofa, It. sofà.] A long
seat, usually with a cushioned bottom, back, and ends; — much used as a comfortable piece of furniture.
Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round. Cowper. Sofa bed, a sofa so contrived that it may be extended to form a bed; — called also sofa bedstead.
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