Soda water

Description

An unstandardized name for water containing Sodium salts.

1) An effervescent solution containing Carbon dioxide used as a beverage.

2) An aqueous solution of Sodium bicarbonate used for stomachaches.

3) An aqueous solution of Sodium hydroxide and Soap used as a machine coolant.

Synonyms and Related Terms

1: carbonated water; seltzer; club soda

Resources and Citations

• G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 257

• Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997

• The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998