Meaning: A property used to characterize materials in reactions that change their identity. Classified under: Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects. Hypernyms (chemical property is a kind of...): property (a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of chemical property): volatility (the property of changing readily from a solid or liquid to a vapor) Learn English with...
1 Hormonal changes. 2  Adrenal gland insufficiency (Addison's disease) affects your adrenal glands' ability to produce hormones that help maintain your body's balance of sodium, potassium and water. 3  Low levels of thyroid hormone also can cause a low blood-sodium level. 4  The recreational drug Ecstasy.
A. 1  A low sodium level in the blood may result from excess water or fluid in the body, diluting the normal amount of sodium so that the concentration... 2  When sodium levels in the body are low, water tends to enter cells, causing them to swell. 3  Hyponatremia refers to a lower-than-normal level of sodium in the blood.