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Definitions for: Soda
[n] a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring; "in New England they call sodas tonics"
[n] a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper
Webster (1913) Definition: So"da, n. [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.] (Chem.)
(a) Sodium oxide or hydroxide.
(b) Popularly, sodium carbonate or bicarbonate.
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}.
Soda water, originally, a beverage consisting of a weak
solution of sodium bicarbonate, with some acid to cause
effervescence; now, in common usage, a beverage consisting
of water highly charged with carbon dioxide (carbonic
acid). Fruit sirups, cream, etc., are usually added to
give flavor. See Carbonic acid, under Carbonic.
Washing soda, sodium carbonate. [Colloq.]
Synonyms: pop, sal soda, soda ash, soda pop, soda water, sodium carbonate, tonic, washing soda
See Also: carbonated water, club soda, salt, seltzer, soft drink, sparkling water
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