bicarb
[ bahy-kahrb ]
/ baɪˈkɑrb /
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noun
Informal. sodium bicarbonate.
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Origin of bicarb
First recorded in 1920–25; by shortening
Other definitions for bicarb (2 of 2)
bicarb.
abbreviation
bicarbonate.
bicarbonate of soda.
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How to use bicarb in a sentence
"Just the same, try a pinch of soda bicarb'nate when you get home, Dawn," he advised.
Dawn O'Hara, The Girl Who Laughed|Edna FerberI still continue to take the bicarb of potash, but it has little or no effect.
Explorations in Australia, The Journals of John McDouall Stuart|John McDouall Stuart
British Dictionary definitions for bicarb
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