Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A solution of water, baking soda, and acid.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A drink generally consisting of ordinary water into which carbonic acid has been forced under pressure.
- noun A solution used to cool drills, punches, etc., used in metal-working.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun originally, a beverage consisting of a weak solution of sodium bicarbonate to which an acid (such as phosphoric acid) has been added to generate carbon dioxide and thus cause effervescence; the term now is also used as a synonym for
soda pop . Soda water without flavoring is used as a beverage or as a component of a mixed beverage. It is typically bottled or canned under pressure so that the carbon dioxide and effervescence will be preserved until use. - noun a beverage containing supersaturated carbon dioxide (carbonic acid) and thus effervescent.
- noun same as
soda pop .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Water that has
carbon dioxide dissolved in it and has been stored under pressure in a bottle. Usually mixed before drinking with another beverage.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring
- noun effervescent beverage artificially charged with carbon dioxide
Etymologies
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From sodium bicarbonate, originally a constituent of soda water.
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