kohlensäurehaltiger

Kohlensäurehaltiger is a comparative form of the German adjective kohlensäurehaltig, which describes liquids that contain dissolved carbon dioxide and are therefore carbonated. The word is formed from Kohlensäure (carbonic acid, the CO2 dissolved in water) and the suffix -haltig (holding, containing), with the comparative ending -er. The base form kohlensäurehaltig denotes carbonation in general, while kohlensäurehaltiger refers to a higher level of carbonation relative to another liquid.

In practice, kohlensäurehaltiger is used to compare beverages and other fluids. It appears in contexts such as product descriptions, reviews, and labeling where carbonation levels vary between items. Examples include statements like “Dieses Wasser ist kohlensäurehaltiger als jenes,” or descriptions such as “ein kohlensäurehaltigeres Getränk.” The degree of carbonation can also be described with modifiers such as leicht kohlensäurehaltig, mittel kohlensäurehaltig oder stark kohlensäurehaltig.

Related terms include kohlensäurehaltig (carbonated), kohlensäurearm (low in carbonation), and kohlensäurefrei (non-carbonated). In technical contexts, carbonation is often discussed in terms of CO2-Volumes, a measure of the amount of dissolved carbon dioxide. The term kohlensäurehaltiger is neutral and primarily serves to compare carbonation levels between liquids, without implying a value judgment.