sesquicarbonate

American  

[ses-kwi-kahr-buh-nayt, -nit] / ˌsɛs kwɪˈkɑr bəˌneɪt, -nɪt /

noun

Chemistry.

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

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sesquicarbonate British  

/ ˌsɛskwɪˈkɑːbəˌneɪt, -nɪt /

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of sesquicarbonate

First recorded in 1815–25; sesqui- + carbonate

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Example Sentences

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sesquicarbonate

It contains carbonate and sesquicarbonate of soda, and common salt.

From Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern by Edward Burnett Tylor

Turning to "Sodium" for the sesquicarbonate, which is found native in Hungary, and also near Fezzan, in Africa:

From Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. by Montagu Browne

The addition of lime converts the sesquicarbonate of soda into simple carbonate, and this is separated from the salt by taking advantage of their different points of crystallization.

From Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern by Edward Burnett Tylor

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