sodium bicarbonate
a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, in powder or granules, NaHCO3, usually prepared by the reaction of soda ash with carbon dioxide or obtained from the intermediate product of the Solvay process by purification: used chiefly in the manufacture of sodium salts, baking powder, and beverages, as a laboratory reagent, as a fire extinguisher, and in medicine as an antacid.
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Origin of sodium bicarbonate
1- Also called bicarbonate of soda, baking soda, sodium acid carbonate.
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How to use sodium bicarbonate in a sentence
For instance, sodium bicarbonate is baking soda, which cuts through grease.
How to find ‘green’ cleaning products that get the job done | Laura Daily | August 24, 2021 | Washington PostBaking powder — a mixture of sodium bicarbonate and acid that, when wet, emits carbon dioxide gas — made light cake easy and common.
America forgot how to make proper pie. Can we remember before it’s too late? | Megan McArdle | July 1, 2021 | Washington PostAlkali metal salts such as sodium bicarbonate — or baking soda — are always basic, and so alkaline can now be used to describe any chemical that is a base.
It consists of a cylindrical container with a solution of sodium bicarbonate.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge | VariousAfter the testing, the last sulphuric-acid absorber is coupled to the sodium-bicarbonate can.
Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man | Francis Gano Benedict
Ten grains of calomel with five grains of sodium bicarbonate may be given for this purpose.
Insomnia; and Other Disorders of Sleep | Henry M. LymanThis consists in feeding them only with bread and milk, and giving sodium bicarbonate daily.
It is prepared by treating a solution of sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate with chlorinated lime.
British Dictionary definitions for sodium bicarbonate
a white crystalline soluble compound usually obtained by the Solvay process and used in effervescent drinks, baking powders, fire extinguishers, and in medicine as an antacid; sodium hydrogen carbonate. Formula: NaHCO 3: Also called: bicarbonate of soda, baking soda
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Scientific definitions for sodium bicarbonate
A white crystalline compound used in beverages and as a leavening agent to make baked goods. In medicine, sodium bicarbonate is used as an antacid and cleanser and to replenish electrolytes. Also called baking soda, bicarbonate of soda. Chemical formula: NaHCO3.
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