Bicarbonate

n.

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(Chem.) 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.

Noun

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bicarbonate - a salt of carbonic acid (containing the anion HCO3) in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced; an acid carbonate Synonyms: hydrogen carbonate

baking soda, bicarbonate of soda, calcium bicarbonate, carbonate, hydrogen carbonate, magnesium bicarbonate, potassium acid carbonate, potassium bicarbonate, potassium hydrogen carbonate, saleratus, sodium bicarbonate, sodium hydrogen carbonate