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ATOMIC NUMBER 11
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (rock salt)
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("atomic number 11" is a kind of...):
metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)
Holonyms ("atomic number 11" is a substance of...):
halite; rock salt (naturally occurring crystalline sodium chloride)
brine; saltwater; seawater (water containing salts)
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