Sodic
/ˈsoʊ.dɪk/noun
Relating to or containing sodium.
Did you know?Sodic is a learned scientific adjective built from Latin soda, and the element sodium was named through the same soda/mineral tradition that once fed glassmaking, cleansing, and early chemical lore.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Latin
Latin
soda
“A kind of saltwort or alkaline plant ash used for making soda”
Medieval Latin
Latin
soda
“Soda ash; alkaline material”
18th Century
New Latin
sodicus
“Relating to soda or sodium”
19th Century
English
sodic
“Pertaining to sodium or sodium compounds”