radio-sodium

ra·di·o·so·di·um

[rey-dee-oh-soh-dee-uhm]
noun Chemistry.
the radioactive isotope of sodium having an atomic mass of 24 and a half-life of 14.9 hours: used as a tracer in biochemistry.

Origin:
1930–35; radio- + sodium

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