potassium bicarbonate

American  

[puh-tas-ee-uhm bahy-kahr-buh-nit, -neyt] / pəˈtæs i əm baɪˈkɑr bə nɪt, -ˌneɪt /

noun

Chemistry, Pharmacology.

1. a white, crystalline, slightly alkaline, salty-tasting, water-soluble powder, KHCO 3 , produced by the passage of carbon dioxide through an aqueous potassium carbonate solution: used in baking as a leavening agent and in medicine as an antacid.

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Etymology

Origin of potassium bicarbonate

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

The researchers began by mixing two polymers with potassium bicarbonate, an acid-neutralizing compound, and silver nitrate, which forms antimicrobial nanoparticles that link the polymers together to form a gel.

From Science Daily • Dec. 3, 2024

Launched in 1865, Liebig's Soluble Food for Babies was a powder comprising cow's milk, wheat flour, malt flour and potassium bicarbonate.

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2017

Now, distance backpackers pour French-press coffee into $60 double-walled titanium cups and make beer on the trail from concentrate fizzed up with citric acid and potassium bicarbonate.

From New York Times • Jun. 26, 2017

He used only vinegar, natural plant-derived oils and potassium bicarbonate.

From The Guardian • May 22, 2016

Letzerich recommended the insufflation of quinia twice daily, using the quinia muriate with potassium bicarbonate and gum-arabic.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various