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hemisodium

hemisodium noun: designating an equal mixture of an acid and its sodium salt.

Noun

hemisodium (uncountable)

  1. Designating an equal mixture of an acid and its sodium salt
    • The tip resistance of the electrode was 3 to 7 MΩ when filled with intracellular solution containing (in mM) potassium gluconate 120, NaCl 6, CaCl 2 1, MgCl 2 2, MgATP 2, NaGTP 0.5, phosphocreatine Na 2 12, EGTA 5 and HEPES hemisodium 10 (pH 7.3 as adjusted with KOH; osmolarity 285–290 mOsmol/L).2015 August 1, “Direct Facilitatory Role of Paragigantocellularis Neurons in Opiate Withdrawal-Induced Hyperactivity of Rat Locus Coeruleus Neurons: An In Vitro Study”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of hemisodium

From hemi- + sodium.

Questions about hemisodium

What does hemisodium mean?
Hemisodium means designating an equal mixture of an acid and its sodium salt.
What part of speech is hemisodium?
Hemisodium is a noun.

Words near hemisodium in the dictionary

  1. hemisemidemiquavers
  2. hemisemidirect
  3. hemisensory
  4. Hemish
  5. hemisine
  6. hemisodium
  7. hemisolvate
  8. hemisolvates
  9. hemisome
  10. hemisomes
  11. hemisotid

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