soda
96
2.9
- noun
- /ˈsoʊdə/
- Specialized
:
carbonato de sodio
- Sodium carbonate, also known as soda, is used to soften water in the laundry.
- soda ash
Examples
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Gigi sat on the green vinyl seat next to the soda vending machine.
Fiction book (1997) -
Phillip returns to the car and emerges with the paper bag once full of soda, candy, and jerky.
Fiction book (1993) -
Would you like some soda or beer?
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A large spread of food and soda is on the table.
Fiction book (1994) -
You know, your soda machine's broken.
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Once a month, she would take them out and wash them in soda water.
Fiction book (1997) -
I think you can use baking soda, though.
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Bring me some soda when you come up, Phyllis.
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She knocked over my soda.
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From the refrigerator, Regan picked out a can of club soda and walked back inside.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
15
3.7
A white powder that cleans clothes and removes grease
1
6.0
A white powder used to make soap, glass, and paper
1
3.9
A white powder people use for cleaning and for making glass and soap
A white powder that dissolves in water and is used to make soap, glass, and paper
Compounds
- UK
1
6.1
A very strong chemical that can burn skin and is used to make soap and clean things
A round loaf made with baking soda and buttermilk, often with raisins or caraway seeds
- Archaic
A white powder that dissolves in water and is used to make soap, glass, and paper
- Specialized
A bushy coastal plant with prickly leaves and edible shoots that grows in salty soil
- Archaic
A person who serves drinks from a soda fountain in a drugstore or ice cream shop
Surface Forms
Etymology
Soda originally named a kind of chemical 'salt' used to make soap, glass and paper, and it is the same root behind the word sodium. So in the technical sense, soda means the useful cleaning and glass-making chemical.