noun
sodium chloride; salt
Chemical term for common salt; used in scientific contexts.
塩化ナトリウムは食塩の主成分です。
Sodium chloride is the main component of table salt.
食塩 is the everyday term for table salt, while 塩化ナトリウム is the formal chemical name.
Compound of 塩化 (chloride) and ナトリウム (sodium), a direct translation of the English term.