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bicarbonate of soda

American  

noun

Chemistry.
  1. sodium bicarbonate.


bicarbonate of soda British  

noun

  1. sodium bicarbonate, esp when used as a medicine or as a raising agent in baking

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bicarbonate of soda Scientific  

Etymology

Origin of bicarbonate of soda

First recorded in 1865–70

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The warming gas can be transformed into bicarbonate of soda and stored safely and cheaply in seawater.

From BBC Mar. 8, 2023

But the new paper suggests that with the addition of some chemicals the captured CO2 can be transformed into bicarbonate of soda and stored simply and safely in sea water.

From BBC Mar. 8, 2023

Next add the bicarbonate of soda and a little of the flour.

From The Guardian Oct. 26, 2017

To you I simply recommend shaking some bitters, preferably grapefruit, into your bicarbonate of soda, and playing Radiohead very loud.

From Slate Dec. 30, 2011

We were constantly taking bicarbonate of soda for indigestion.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

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