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Webster 1913 Edition
Soda
So′da
,Noun.
[It., soda, in OIt., ashes used in making glass, fr. L.
solida
, fem. of solidus
solid; solida
having probably been a name of glasswort. See Solid
.] 1.
(Chem.)
(a)
Sodium oxide or hydroxide.
(b)
Popularly, sodium carbonate or bicarbonate. Sodium bicarbonate is also called
baking soda
Caustic soda
, sodium hydroxide.
– Cooking soda
, sodium bicarbonate.
[Colloq.]
– Sal soda
. See
– Sodium carbonate
, under Sodium
. Soda alum
(Min.)
, a mineral consisting of the hydrous sulphate of alumina and soda.
– Soda ash
, crude sodium carbonate; – so called because formerly obtained from the ashes of sea plants and certain other plants, as saltwort (
– Salsola
). See under Sodium
. Soda fountain
, an apparatus for drawing soda water, fitted with delivery tube, faucets, etc.
– Soda lye
, a lye consisting essentially of a solution of sodium hydroxide, used in soap making.
– Soda niter
. See
– Nitratine
. Soda salts
, salts having sodium for the base; specifically, sodium sulphate or Glauber’s salts.
– Soda waste
, the waste material, consisting chiefly of calcium hydroxide and sulphide, which accumulates as a useless residue or side product in the ordinary Leblanc process of soda manufacture; – called also
– alkali waste
. Washing soda
, sodium carbonate.
[Colloq.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Soda
SO'DA
,Noun.
Definition 2024
Soda
soda
soda
English
A glass of soda (carbonated beverage).
Sodium bicarbonate.
Noun
soda (countable and uncountable, plural sodas)
- (uncountable) Sodium bicarbonate (usually baking soda).
- (uncountable) Sodium carbonate (usually washing soda).
- (uncountable) Sodium in chemical combination.
- (uncountable) Carbonated water (water impregnated with pressurised carbon dioxide, originally made with sodium bicarbonate).
- 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 5, in The China Governess:
- A waiter brought his aperitif, which was a small scotch and soda, and as he sipped it gratefully he sighed.
‘Civilized,’ he said to Mr. Campion. ‘Humanizing.’ […] ‘Cigars and summer days and women in big hats with swansdown face-powder, that's what it reminds me of.’
- A waiter brought his aperitif, which was a small scotch and soda, and as he sipped it gratefully he sighed.
-
- (chiefly US, regional, chiefly in the northeast, uncountable) Any carbonated (usually sweet) soft drink.
- (chiefly US, regional, chiefly in the northeast, countable) A glass, bottle or can of this drink.
- (card games) The first card in the dealing box in the game of faro, which is discarded to leave 51 cards in play.
Synonyms
- (drink, glass of this drink): carbonated drink, fizzy drink, fizz (UK), (fizzy) pop (Northern US, Canada), soda pop (US), soft drink, coke (Southern US)
Derived terms
Terms derived from soda
Translations
sodium carbonate
carbonated water
|
sweet, carbonated drink
|
|
glass of this drink
Anagrams
References
- ↑ See this discussion for sources.
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /so.da/
Noun
soda m (plural sodas)
- soda (any carbonated drink)
Derived terms
Terms derived from soda
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology
From Arabic [Term?].
Noun
soda f (plural sode)
Synonyms
- (sodium carbonate): carbonato di sodio
- (soda water): seltz
Anagrams
Karelian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *sota.
Noun
soda (genitive sovan, partitive sodua)
Synonyms
- voinu
Derived terms
Latvian
Noun
soda f (4th declension)
Declension
Declension of soda (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | soda | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | sodu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | sodas | — |
| dative (datīvs) | sodai | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | sodu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | sodā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | soda | — |
Noun
soda m
- genitive singular form of sods
Verb
soda
- 3rd person singular present indicative form of sodīt
- 3rd person plural present indicative form of sodīt
- (with the particle lai) 3rd person singular imperative form of sodīt
- (with the particle lai) 3rd person plural imperative form of sodīt
Portuguese
Noun
soda f (plural sodas)
Synonyms
- (sweet, carbonated drink): refrigerante, refresco
Related terms
Verb
soda
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of sodar
- second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of sodar
Spanish
Noun
soda f (plural sodas)
- soda (soft drink)
- soda (sodium hydroxide)
- (Costa Rica, Panama, rarely in United States) cheap, casual restaurant
Synonyms
Swahili
Etymology 1
Noun
soda (n class, plural soda)
Etymology 2
Noun
soda (n class, plural soda)
Swedish
Noun
soda c
Declension
Declension of soda
Related terms
- sodalut
- sodavatten
Synonyms
- natriumkarbonat
Veps
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *sota.
Noun
soda
Inflection
| Inflection of soda | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative sing. | soda | ||
| genitive sing. | sodan | ||
| partitive sing. | sodad | ||
| partitive plur. | sodoid | ||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | soda | sodad | |
| accusative | sodan | sodad | |
| genitive | sodan | sodoiden | |
| partitive | sodad | sodoid | |
| essive-instructive | sodan | sodoin | |
| translative | sodaks | sodoikš | |
| inessive | sodas | sodoiš | |
| elative | sodaspäi | sodoišpäi | |
| illative | ? | sodoihe | |
| adessive | sodal | sodoil | |
| ablative | sodalpäi | sodoilpäi | |
| allative | sodale | sodoile | |
| abessive | sodata | sodoita | |
| comitative | sodanke | sodoidenke | |
| prolative | sodadme | sodoidme | |
| approximative I | sodanno | sodoidenno | |
| approximative II | sodannoks | sodoidennoks | |
| egressive | sodannopäi | sodoidennopäi | |
| terminative I | ? | sodoihesai | |
| terminative II | sodalesai | sodoilesai | |
| terminative III | sodassai | — | |
| additive I | ? | sodoihepäi | |
| additive II | sodalepäi | sodoilepäi | |