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SODIUM CHLORIDE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A white crystalline solid consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl)
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("sodium chloride" is a kind of...):
binary compound (chemical compound composed of only two elements)
Meronyms (substance of "sodium chloride"):
atomic number 17; chlorine; Cl (a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to purify water and as a bleaching agent and disinfectant; occurs naturally only as a salt (as in sea water))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sodium chloride"):
halite; rock salt (naturally occurring crystalline sodium chloride)
Holonyms ("sodium chloride" is a substance of...):
brine; saltwater; seawater (water containing salts)
Context examples:
By taking a close look with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, the research team was able to identify a distinct absorption in the visible spectrum at 450 nanometers, which matched the irradiated salt precisely, confirming that the yellow color of Tara Regio reflected the presence of irradiated sodium chloride on the surface.
(Table Salt Compound Spotted on Europa, NASA)
Using a visible-light spectral analysis, planetary scientists at Caltech and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, have discovered that the yellow color visible on portions of the surface of Europa is actually sodium chloride, a compound known on Earth as table salt, which is also the principal component of sea salt.
(Table Salt Compound Spotted on Europa, NASA)
While the finding does not guarantee that this sodium chloride is derived from the subsurface ocean (this could, in fact, simply be evidence of different types of materials stratified in the moon's icy shell), the study's authors propose that it warrants a reevaluation of the geochemistry of Europa.
(Table Salt Compound Spotted on Europa, NASA)
