The difference between Coke and Soda

When used as nouns, coke means solid residue from roasting coal in a coke oven, whereas soda means sodium bicarbonate (usually baking soda).


Coke is also verb with the meaning: to produce coke from coal.

check bellow for the other definitions of Coke and Soda

  1. Coke as a noun (uncountable):

    Solid residue from roasting coal in a coke oven; used principally as a fuel and in the production of steel and formerly as a domestic fuel.

  1. Coke as a verb (transitive):

    To produce coke from coal.

  2. Coke as a verb (intransitive):

    To turn into coke.

  1. Coke as a noun (informal, slang, uncountable):

    Cocaine.

  1. Coke as a noun (uncountable, informal):

    .

  2. Coke as a noun (countable, informal):

    .

  3. Coke as a noun (US, chiefly, Southern US, informal):

    .

  1. Soda as a noun (uncountable):

    Sodium bicarbonate (usually baking soda).

  2. Soda as a noun (uncountable):

    Sodium carbonate (usually washing soda).

  3. Soda as a noun (uncountable):

    Sodium in chemical combination.

  4. Soda as a noun (uncountable):

    Carbonated water (water impregnated with pressurised carbon dioxide, originally made with sodium bicarbonate).

  5. Soda as a noun (chiefly, US, regional, especially, in the northeast, uncountable):

    Any carbonated (usually sweet) soft drink.

  6. Soda as a noun (chiefly, US, regional, especially, in the northeast, countable):

    A glass, bottle or can of this drink.

  7. Soda as a noun (card games):

    The first card in the dealing box in the game of faro, which is discarded to leave 51 cards in play.

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