Soda meaning

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A refreshment made from carbonated water, ice cream, and usually a flavoring.
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The card turned face up at the beginning of faro.
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In faro, the card turned up in the dealing box before play starts.
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(uncountable) Sodium bicarbonate.
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(uncountable) Sodium in chemical combination.
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(uncountable) Carbonated water (originally made with sodium bicarbonate).
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(chiefly US, uncountable) Any carbonated (usually sweet) soft drink.
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(chiefly US, countable) A glass, bottle or can of this drink.
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Origin of soda

  • Middle English sode, soda saltwort, soda from Old Italian soda perhaps from Arabic suwayd soda, soda-plant or suwayda type of saltwort šwd in Semitic roots
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
  • Italian soda, from Arabic [Arabic?] suwwad (saltwort).
    From Wiktionary

Soda Sentence Examples

  • Sean brought her a bowl of thick beef stew, soda bread, and a Coke.

  • Soft Soap. - Soft soaps are made with potash lyes, although in practice a small quantity of soda is also used to give the soap some consistence.

  • The glass industry began in Wheeling in 1821, and there a process was discovered by which in 1864 for soda ash bicarbonate of lime was substituted, and a lime glass was made which was as fine as lead glass; other factors contributing to the localization of the manufacture of glass here are the fine glass sand obtained in the state and the plentiful supply of natural gas for fuel Transportation and Commerce.

  • The distillates obtained are usually purified by treatment, successively, with sulphuric acid and solution of caustic soda, followed by washing with water.

  • Caustic Soda.

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