soddy

[ sod-ee ]

adjective,sod·di·er, sod·di·est.
  1. of or relating to sod.

  2. consisting of sod.

noun,plural sod·dies.
  1. Also soddie. Western U.S. sod house.

Origin of soddy

1
First recorded in 1605–15; sod1 + -y1, -y2

Words Nearby soddy

Other definitions for Soddy (2 of 2)

Soddy
[ sod-ee ]

noun
  1. Frederick, 1877–1956, English chemist: Nobel Prize 1921.

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How to use soddy in a sentence

  • So far Professor soddy, but let the writer add that there is this point about the scientific world not to be overlooked.

  • The Ranger opened the door of the "soddy," stepped through, and closed it behind him.

    Oh, You Tex! | William Macleod Raine
  • She sits at the door of her soddy with her faithful tabby in her lap and is content.

    The American Country Girl | Martha Foote Crow
  • Lakes at the lower levels become meadows, then trees arrive; they overrun the soddy ground, the snow-manured moraines.

    California | Mary Austin
  • It required no high-priced, skilled labor to build a "soddy," and properly built they were quite comfortable.

    Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences | Nebraska Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution

British Dictionary definitions for Soddy

Soddy

/ (ˈsɒdɪ) /


noun
  1. Frederick. 1877–1956, English chemist, whose work on radioactive disintegration led to the discovery of isotopes: Nobel prize for chemistry 1921

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Scientific definitions for Soddy

Soddy

[ sŏdē ]


  1. British chemist who was a pioneer in the study of radioactivity. With Ernest Rutherford, he explained the atomic disintegration of radioactive elements. Soddy also coined the word isotope to describe elements that were chemically identical but had different atomic weights. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1921.

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