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| soda |
carbonated water; soda water. [2/5 definitions] |
| soda cracker |
a thin crisp usu. square cracker leavened with baking soda. |
| soda fountain |
an apparatus for dispensing soda water, usu. through faucets. [1/2 definitions] |
| soda jerk |
(informal) one who prepares and serves sodas and other ice cream dishes at a soda fountain. |
| soda pop |
an artificially flavored and carbonated soft drink; soda. |
| sodium benzoate |
a sweet odorless white powder, the sodium salt of benzoic acid, used as a food preservative and antiseptic; benzoate of soda. |
| sodium bicarbonate |
a white water-soluble powder used as a fire extinguisher and antacid, and in the manufacture of mineral water, baking soda, and sodium salts; bicarbonate of soda; baking soda. |
| sodium carbonate |
a grayish-white powder, the anhydrous sodium salt of carbonic acid, used in the manufacture of glass, ceramics, soap, and sodium salts, and in bleaching and water treatment; soda ash. [2 definitions] |
| sodium hydroxide |
a strongly caustic solid, used in petroleum refining and the manufacture of rayon, film, and soap; caustic soda. |
| soft drink |
a nonalcoholic beverage, esp. one that is carbonated; soda or soda pop. |
| sour |
an alcoholic drink made with lemon or lime juice, sugar, whisky or gin, and sometimes soda water. [1/10 definitions] |
| sparkle |
to give off gas bubbles, as wine or soda; effervesce. [1/9 definitions] |
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