Szódabázisú

Szódabázisú is a Hungarian adjective meaning based on or containing soda. The word combines szóda (soda, carbonated water, or sodium carbonate depending on context) with bázisú (base-based). In general use, szódabázisú describes substances, products, or processes in which soda serves as the base or primary component.

In everyday language the term is often applied to beverages, where szódabázisú italok or szódabázisú koktélok refer to carbonated drinks that achieve their fizziness through dissolved carbon dioxide in water. In chemical and industrial contexts, szódabázisú can describe solutions or media that use soda (often sodium carbonate or sodium bicarbonate) as a base. For example, a szódabázisú oldat would indicate a solution where soda-derived compounds provide the alkaline medium. In these technical uses, more precise terminology may be employed to specify the exact carbonate involved.

The term is distinct from szénsavas, which specifically denotes carbon dioxide dissolved in liquid (i.e., fizikai carbonation). Szódabázisú emphasizes the base component (soda) rather than the mechanism of carbonation, and its use can convey either a chemical basis or a marketing framing for a product.

See also: szóda, szénsavas ital, szódabikarbóna, nátrium-karbonát.