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carbonated

/ˈkɑrbəneɪɾɪd/
/ˈkɑbəneɪtɪd/
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A liquid that's carbonated is fizzy or bubbly. Ginger ale is a carbonated drink.

A fancier word for carbonated is effervescent. Anything that's described as a soft drink or a soda is carbonated, tasting fizzy on your tongue. Club soda, seltzer, champagne, and sparkling water are all also carbonated. The process of making a liquid carbonated involves dissolving pressurized carbon dioxide into it. The word comes from carbonic acid, a now obsolete word for carbon dioxide.

Definitions of carbonated
  1. adjective
    having carbonation (especially artificially carbonated)
    synonyms:
    effervescent
    (of a liquid) giving off bubbles
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