[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

sal \sal\ sa^l, n. l. see salt. chem.  pharm.
   salt.
   1913 webster

   sal absinthii nl. old chem., an impure potassium
      carbonate obtained from the ashes of wormwood artemisia
      absinthium.

   sal acetosellae nl. old chem., salt of sorrel.

   sal alembroth. old chem. see alembroth.

   sal ammoniac chem., ammonium chloride, nh4cl, a white
      crystalline volatile substance having a sharp salty taste,
      obtained from gas works, from nitrogenous matter, etc. it
      is largely employed as a source of ammonia, as a reagent,
      and as an expectorant in bronchitis. so called because
      originally made from the soot from camel's dung at the
      temple of jupiter ammon in africa. called also muriate of
      ammonia.

   sal catharticus nl. old med. chem., epsom salts.

   sal culinarius l. old chem., common salt, or sodium
      chloride.

   sal cyrenaicus. nl. old chem. see sal ammoniac above.
      

   sal de duobus, sal duplicatum nl. old chem.,
      potassium sulphate; -- so called because erroneously
      supposed to be composed of two salts, one acid and one
      alkaline.

   sal diureticus nl. old med. chem., potassium acetate.
      

   sal enixum nl. old chem., acid potassium sulphate.

   sal gemmae nl. old min., common salt occuring native.
      

   sal jovis nl. old chem., salt tin, or stannic chloride;
      -- the alchemical name of tin being jove.

   sal martis nl. old chem., green vitriol, or ferrous
      sulphate; -- the alchemical name of iron being mars.

   sal microcosmicum nl. old chem. see microcosmic salt,
      under microcosmic.

   sal plumbi nl. old chem., sugar of lead.

   sal prunella. old chem. see prunella salt, under 1st
      prunella.

   sal saturni nl. old chem., sugar of lead, or lead
      acetate; -- the alchemical name of lead being saturn.

   sal sedativus nl. old chem., sedative salt, or boric
      acid.

   sal seignette f. seignette, sel de seignette chem.,
      rochelle salt.

   sal soda chem., sodium carbonate. see under sodium.

   sal vitrioli nl. old chem., white vitriol; zinc
      sulphate.

   sal volatile. nl.
   a chem. see sal ammoniac, above.
   b spirits of ammonia.
       1913 webster
see also:
salt sal absinthii artemisia absinthium sal acetosellae sal alembroth alembroth 
sal ammoniac nh4cl muriate of ammonia sal catharticus sal culinarius 
sal cyrenaicus sal de duobus sal duplicatum sal diureticus sal enixum 
sal gemmae sal jovis sal martis sal microcosmicum microcosmic salt 
microcosmic sal plumbi sal prunella prunella salt prunella 
sal saturni sal sedativus sal seignette sal soda sodium 
sal vitrioli sal volatile 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

soda \so"da\, n. it., soda, in oit., ashes used in making
   glass, fr. l. solida, fem. of solidus solid; solida having
   probably been a name of glasswort. see solid.
   1. chem.
      a sodium oxide or hydroxide.
      b popularly, sodium carbonate or bicarbonate. sodium
          bicarbonate is also called baking soda
          1913 webster

   2. same as sodium, used in terms such as bicarbonate of
      soda.
      pjc

   3. same as soda water.
      pjc

   4. a non-alcoholic beverage, sweetened by various means,
      containing flavoring and supersaturated with carbon
      dioxide, so as to be effervescent when the container is
      opened; -- in different localities it is variously called
      also soda pop, pop, mineral water, and minerals.
      it has many variants. the sweetening agent may be natural,
      such as cane sugar or corn syrup, or artificial, such as
      saccharin or aspartame. the flavoring varies widely,
      popular variants being fruit or cola flavoring.
      pjc

   caustic soda, sodium hydroxide.

   cooking soda, sodium bicarbonate. colloq.

   sal soda. see sodium carbonate, under sodium.

   soda alum min., a mineral consisting of the hydrous
      sulphate of alumina and soda.

   soda ash, crude sodium carbonate; -- so called because
      formerly obtained from the ashes of sea plants and certain
      other plants, as saltwort salsola. see under sodium.
      

   soda fountain, an apparatus for drawing soda water, fitted
      with delivery tube, faucets, etc.

   soda lye, a lye consisting essentially of a solution of
      sodium hydroxide, used in soap making.

   soda niter. see nitratine.

   soda salts, salts having sodium for the base; specifically,
      sodium sulphate or glauber's salts.

   soda waste, the waste material, consisting chiefly of
      calcium hydroxide and sulphide, which accumulates as a
      useless residue or side product in the ordinary leblanc
      process of soda manufacture; -- called also alkali
      waste.

   washing soda, sodium carbonate. colloq.
      1913 webster
see also:
solid baking soda sodium bicarbonate of soda soda water soda pop 
pop mineral water minerals caustic soda cooking soda 
sal soda sodium carbonate sodium soda alum soda ash 
salsola soda fountain soda lye soda niter nitratine 
soda salts soda waste alkali waste washing soda 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

sodium \so"dium\, n. nl., fr.e. soda. chem.
   a common metallic element of the alkali group, in nature
   always occuring combined, as in common salt, in albite, etc.
   it is isolated as a soft, waxy, white, unstable metal, so
   highly reactive that it combines violently with water, and to
   be preserved must be kept under petroleum or some similar
   liquid. sodium is used combined in many salts, in the free
   state as a reducer, and as a means of obtaining other metals
   as magnesium and aluminium is an important commercial
   product. symbol na natrium. atomic weight 22.990.
   specific gravity 0.97.
   1913 webster

   sodium amalgam, an alloy of sodium and mercury, usually
      produced as a gray metallic crystalline substance, which
      is used as a reducing agent, and otherwise.

   sodium carbonate, a white crystalline substance,
      na2co3.10h2o, having a cooling alkaline taste, found in
      the ashes of many plants, and produced artifically in
      large quantities from common salt. it is used in making
      soap, glass, paper, etc., and as alkaline agent in many
      chemical industries. called also sal soda, washing
      soda, or soda. cf. sodium bicarbonate, and trona.
      

   sodium chloride, common, or table, salt, nacl.

   sodium hydroxide, a white opaque brittle solid, naoh,
      having a fibrous structure, produced by the action of
      quicklime, or of calcium hydrate milk of lime, on sodium
      carbonate. it is a strong alkali, and is used in the
      manufacture of soap, in making wood pulp for paper, etc.
      called also sodium hydrate, and caustic soda. by
      extension, a solution of sodium hydroxide.
      1913 webster
see also:
natrium sodium amalgam sodium carbonate na2co3.10h2o sal soda washing soda 
soda sodium bicarbonate trona sodium chloride nacl 
sodium hydroxide naoh sodium hydrate caustic soda 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

sal soda
     n : a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders
         and glass and paper syn: sodium carbonate, washing
         soda, soda ash, soda
see also:
sodium carbonate washing soda soda ash soda 

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