sodium citrate

noun

: a crystalline salt Na3C6H5O7 used chiefly as a buffering agent, as an emulsifier, and in medicine as an expectorant, chelator, alkalinizing agent, and blood anticoagulant

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Antacids contain sodium bicarbonate or sodium citrate that may cause gas or bloating. Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024 Other products use sodium citrate and may add chloride separately. Willow Jarosh, Ms, Parents, 11 June 2024 Hugo Spritz Cocktail Spritz Society Pickle keeps its ingredients quite simple: white wine, sparkling water, pure white vinegar, cane sugar, natural flavor, sodium citrate, fruit and vegetable juices (color). Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2024 Look for detergents that contain ingredients like sodium carbonate or sodium citrate, which are known to be effective at softening water. Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2023 But one ingredient gave her pause: sodium citrate. Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 20 Feb. 2023 In the end, the magic of sodium citrate simply couldn’t be replicated. Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 20 Feb. 2023 Using natural ingredients like organic tapioca syrup, sea salt, citric acid, and electrolytes like potassium citrate and sodium citrate, this electrolyte drink mix gives you the energy and electrolytes needed to power through your long runs. Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2023 When Gerber and Stettler added a salt called sodium citrate to their vat in 1912, however, fat stayed trapped among the proteins, even as the cheese melted and then cooled into a dense, easily sliceable form. Veronique Greenwood, Discover Magazine, 18 Sep. 2011

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sodium citrate was in 1919

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“Sodium citrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sodium%20citrate. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

sodium citrate

noun
: a salt used especially to prevent stored blood from clotting

Medical Definition

sodium citrate

noun
: a crystalline salt Na3C6H5O7 used chiefly as an expectorant, a systemic and urinary alkalizer, and in combination as an anticoagulant (as in stored blood)
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