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sodaless

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so⋅da

  [soh-duh]
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–noun
1. sodium hydroxide.
2. sodium monoxide.
3. sodium carbonate (def. 2).
4. sodium, as in carbonate of soda.
5. soda water.
6. a drink made with soda water, flavoring, such as fruit or other syrups, and often ice cream, milk, etc.
7. soda pop.
8. (in faro) the card turned up in the dealing box before one begins to play.
Origin:
1550–60; (< It) < ML < Ar suwwādah kind of plant; cf. MF soulde, soude

Related forms:
so⋅da⋅less, adjective

Regional variation note:
7. See soda pop.
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Word Origin & History

soda 
1471, "alkaline substance," from It. sida (or M.L. soda) "a kind of saltwort," from which soda is obtained, probably from Arabic suwwad, the name of a variety of saltwort exported from North Africa to Sicily in the Middle Ages, related to sawad "black," the color of the plant. The meaning "carbonated water" is first recorded 1834, a shortening of soda water (1802). Soda fountain is from 1824; soda jerk first attested 1883. First record of soda pop is from 1873.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: so·da
Pronunciation: 'sOd-&
Function: noun
: SODIUMCARBONATE; also : SODIUM BICARBONATE
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

soda so·da (sō'də)
n.

  1. Any of various forms of sodium carbonate.

  2. Chemically combined sodium.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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