sesquicarbonate

[ ses-kwi-kahr-buh-neyt, -nit ]

/ ˌsɛs kwɪˈkɑr bəˌneɪt, -nɪt /

noun Chemistry.

a salt intermediate in composition between a carbonate and a bicarbonate or consisting of the two combined.

Nearby words

sesh, sesostris i, sesotho, sesqui-, sesquialtera, sesquicarbonate, sesquicentennial, sesquihydrate, sesquioxide, sesquipedalian, sesquiplane

Origin of sesquicarbonate

First recorded in 1815–25; sesqui- + carbonate

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Examples from the Web for sesquicarbonate

Saturate dilute sulphuric acid with sesquicarbonate of ammonia, in slight excess; filter, gently evaporate, and crystallise.
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
Sesquicarbonate of soda, 30 gr.; water, or peppermint water, 11⁄2 fl.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
Neutralise a hot solution of oxalic acid with sesquicarbonate of ammonia; evaporate and crystallise.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley

The crude sulphate is principally used in the preparation of sal ammoniac and sesquicarbonate of ammonia, and for manure.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley

British Dictionary definitions for sesquicarbonate

sesquicarbonate

/ (ˌsɛskwɪˈkɑːbəˌneɪt, -nɪt) /

noun

a mixed salt consisting of a carbonate and a hydrogen carbonate, such as sodium sesquicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 .NaHCO 3 .2H 2 O

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