bicarbonate

[ bahy-kahr-buh-nit, -neyt ]

/ baɪˈkɑr bə nɪt, -ˌneɪt /

noun Chemistry.

a salt of carbonic acid, containing the HCO3−1 group; an acid carbonate, as sodium bicarbonate, NaHCO3.

Nearby words

bicameral, bicameral legislature, bicapsular, bicarb, bicarb., bicarbonate, bicarbonate of soda, bicarpellary, bicaudate, bice, bice blue

Origin of bicarbonate

First recorded in 1810–20; bi-¹ + carbonate

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Examples from the Web for bicarbonate

In forming such combinations, the addition of a small amount of bicarbonate of soda helps to blend the foods.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 2|Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
To the last, add (expertly) bicarbonate of soda, 39 oz.; mix thoroughly, and pass the whole through a sieve or dressing machine.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
The bicarbonate of soda must be pure, and perfectly free from any neutral carbonate or sesquicarbonate of soda.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
As No. 1, but using bicarbonate of potassa for bicarbonate of soda.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley

Put half a pound of dry green peas to soak overnight in water, with a teaspoonful of bicarbonate of soda in it.
The Belgian Cookbook|Various

British Dictionary definitions for bicarbonate

bicarbonate

/ (baɪˈkɑːbənɪt, -ˌneɪt) /

noun

a salt of carbonic acid containing the ion HCO 3 –; an acid carbonate

(modifier) consisting of, containing, or concerned with the ion HCO 3 –a bicarbonate compound Systematic name: hydrogen carbonate

short for bicarbonate of soda

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Medicine definitions for bicarbonate

bicarbonate

[ bī-kär′bə-nāt′, -nĭt ]

n.

The radical group HCO3 or a compound, such as sodium bicarbonate, containing it.

Science definitions for bicarbonate

bicarbonate

[ bī-kär′bə-nāt′ ]

The group HCO3 or a compound containing it, such as sodium bicarbonate. When heated, bicarbonates give off carbon dioxide.