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seltzer

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for seltzer.

Editorial note

Take a big beaker of MilliQ and drink it, allowing plenty of it to reach the alka-seltzer.

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Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A surname from German.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of seltzer gathered in one view.

noun

A surname from German.

noun

Ellipsis of seltzer water. [A beverage or ingredient thereof, consisting of plain carbonated water; often for use in mixing with alcohol, cordials, and juices.]

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for seltzer.

Example sentences

1

Take a big beaker of MilliQ and drink it, allowing plenty of it to reach the alka-seltzer.

2

And you drink a glass of water with some alka-seltzer to settle your stomache before bed.

3

Thankfully my work provides free cans of seltzer which I drink like water (heh heh!).

4

During seltzer water with a spritz of any flavor your like.

5

When I was in Europe a few years ago I picked up a seltzer habit.

6

I tend to drink a 60/40% mix of seltzer and fruit juice, which after a week or so adapting tastes surprisingly sweet.

7

Free coffee and soda/seltzer, plus a more professional crowd.

8

Costco carries seltzer, but only in 1L plastic bottles.

9

Nothing is as refreshing as an ice cold seltzer.

10

In New York I've never had any problem finding seltzer.

11

Suggestion - take an alka-seltzer and some red food dye (I'm not sure if you can drip food coloring directly onto an alka-seltzer slowly enough that the dye is absorbed without causing the alka-seltzer to foam up, but probably you can experiment with something like this) and hide it in your mouth ahead of time.

12

I shop with my car maybe once a month, tops, and that is mostly just because I like to buy dozens of liters of seltzer water.

Quote examples

1

Of course, I've switched to seltzer with lime and black coffee:) Haven't had a craving for "sweets" in quite some time..

2

"My, my, that's a spicy meatball" It was an alka seltzer commercial, didn't help with their sales, but sales of spaghetti supposedly increased at the time.

3

Seltzer was a founder and CTO of Sleepycat Software, the makers of Berkeley DB and is now an Architect for Oracle Corporation.""" So, frankly, I think she probably is qualified to tell McVoy (not one of my heros) and McKusick (one of my heros) how to up their game.

Proper noun examples

1

This article links to an older Ars article, which links to Wendy Seltzer's blog, which appears to be offline.

2

Seltzer is great, it's just carbonated water.

3

Ian Lance Taylor, Rob Savoye, tom lane, Lou Montulli (!), Jacob Kaplan-Moss, Raymond Hettinger, Margo Seltzer, D.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use seltzer in a sentence?

Take a big beaker of MilliQ and drink it, allowing plenty of it to reach the alka-seltzer.

What does seltzer mean?

A surname from German.

What part of speech is seltzer?

seltzer is commonly used as noun.