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Sod
(Sod), n. [Akin to LG. sode, D. zode, OD. sode, soode, OFries. satha, and E. seethe. So named
from its sodden state in wet weather. See Seethe.] That stratum of the surface of the soil which is
filled with the roots of grass, or any portion of that surface; turf; sward.
She there shall dress a sweeter sod
Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. Collins. Sod
(Sod), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sodden; p. pr. & vb. n. Sodding.] To cover with sod; to turf.
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.] (Chem.) (a) Sodium oxide or hydroxide.
(b) Popularly, sodium carbonate or bicarbonate.
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 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. — Soda water, originally, a beverage consisting of a weak solution of sodium
bicarbonate, with some acid to cause effervescence; now, in common usage, a beverage consisting of
water highly charged with carbon dioxide (carbonic acid). Fruit sirups, cream, etc., are usually added to
give flavor. See Carbonic acid, under Carbonic. — Washing soda, sodium carbonate. [Colloq.]
Sodaic
(So*da"ic) a. Pertaining to, or containing, soda. "Sodaic powder." Ure.
Sodalite
(So"da*lite) n. [Soda + - lite: cf. F. sodalithe.] (Min.) A mineral of a white to blue or gray
color, occuring commonly in dodecahedrons, also massive. It is a silicate of alumina and soda with some
chlorine.
Sodality
(So*dal"i*ty) n.; pl. Sodalities [L. sodalitas, fr. sodalis a comrade.]
1. A fellowship or fraternity; a brotherhood.
2. (R.C.Ch.) Specifically, a lay association for devotion or for charitable purposes.
Sodamide
(Sod*am"ide) n. (Chem.) A greenish or reddish crystalline substance, NaNH2, obtained by
passing ammonia over heated sodium.
Sodden
(Sod"den) a. [p. p. of Seethe.] Boiled; seethed; also, soaked; heavy with moisture; saturated; as,
sodden beef; sodden bread; sodden fields.
Sodden
(Sod"den), v. i. To be seethed; to become sodden.
Sodden
(Sod"den), v. t. To soak; to make heavy with water.
Sodden-witted
(Sod"den-wit`ted) a. Heavy; dull. Shak.
Soddy
(Sod"dy) a. [From Sod.] Consisting of sod; covered with sod; turfy. Cotgrave.
Soder
(Sod"er) n. & v. t. See Solder.
Sodic
(So"dic) a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to sodium; containing sodium.
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