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soda carbonator

soda carbonator

3.9
A device that adds gas to water to make it fizzy
  • noun
  • /ˈsoʊdə ˈkɑːrbəˌneɪtər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : carbonatador
  • We bought a soda carbonator so we could make sparkling water at home.

Examples

  • After dinner, she used the soda carbonator to make fresh soda for her guests.

  • The new soda carbonator is small enough to fit comfortably on a kitchen counter.

  • I bought a new soda carbonator yesterday.

  • Do you own a soda carbonator?

  • After dinner, she used the soda carbonator to make fresh soda for her guests.

  • We bought a soda carbonator so we could make sparkling water at home.

  • The new soda carbonator is small enough to fit comfortably on a kitchen counter.

Synonyms

carbonator
vssoda carbonator
  • Specialized
6.2

A machine that adds carbon dioxide to water or drinks to make them fizzy

is the more consumer-oriented name for similar household devices
soda maker
vssoda carbonator
2.9

A machine that adds gas to water or drinks to make them fizzy

is the more general or technical term for the same carbonation function

How Powerful

soda carbonator
  • Specialized
3.9
siphon
1 5.5

Surface Forms

soda carbonator singular
soda carbonators plural

Morphology

soda + carbonator

The meaning 'a device that carbonates beverages' follows directly from combining 'soda' (a carbonated beverage) with 'carbonator' (a device that adds CO2), so the compound is compositional and predictable. This noun+noun modification pattern is cross-linguistically common and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.

Etymology

Soda carbonator: the name comes from the idea of adding gas to soda — a carbonator literally puts tiny bubbles into water or drinks. That's why the term means 'a device that makes a drink fizzy'.