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bicarbonate
CIDE DICTIONARY
bicarbonate, n. [Pref. bi- + carbonate.].
A carbonate in which but half the hydrogen of the acid is replaced by a positive element or radical, thus making the proportion of the acid to the positive or basic portion twice what it is in the normal carbonates; an acid carbonate; -- sometimes called supercarbonate . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
bicarbonate, n.
1 Chem. any acid salt of carbonic acid.
2 (in full bicarbonate of soda) sodium bicarbonate used as an antacid or in baking powder.
1 Chem. any acid salt of carbonic acid.
2 (in full bicarbonate of soda) sodium bicarbonate used as an antacid or in baking powder.
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