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BICARBONATE OF SODA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bicarbonate of soda mean?
• BICARBONATE OF SODA (noun)
The noun BICARBONATE OF SODA has 1 sense:
1. a white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent drinks and in baking powders and as an antacid
Familiarity information: BICARBONATE OF SODA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent drinks and in baking powders and as an antacid
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
baking soda; bicarbonate of soda; saleratus; sodium bicarbonate; sodium hydrogen carbonate
Hypernyms ("bicarbonate of soda" is a kind of...):
bicarbonate; hydrogen carbonate (a salt of carbonic acid (containing the anion HCO3) in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced; an acid carbonate)
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