bicarb
noun
bicarb
1 American
[bahy-kahrb]
/ baɪˈkɑrb /
noun
bicarb.
2
American
abbreviation
-
bicarbonate.
-
bicarbonate of soda.
bicarb
British
/ ˈbaɪkɑːb /
noun
Etymology
Origin of bicarb
First recorded in 1920–25; by shortening
Example Sentences
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Sift the flour and bicarb into the bowl and mix with your hands until fully combined.
From The Guardian • Dec. 5, 2015
Drain, rinse under cold water, then rub the rest of the bicarb all over the skin.
From The Guardian • Dec. 5, 2015
We reduced acid rain by restricting industry's sulfur emissions, not by all going out and sprinkling bicarb on sensitive forests and lakes.
From Newsweek • Apr. 21, 2010
The excess bicarb is absorbed into the bloodstream through the walls of the small bowel, causing excessive alkalinity in the blood.
From Time Magazine Archive
I still continue to take the bicarb of potash, but it has little or no effect.
From Explorations in Australia The Journals of John McDouall Stuart by Stuart, John McDouall
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