bicarb
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- noun
- /ˈbaɪkɑrb/
- UK
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bicarbonato
- You can use bicarb as an antacid to relieve heartburn after a spicy meal.
I'm going to do about a cup of the bicarb today.
- I'm going to do about a cup of the bicarb today.
- Can sodium bicarb be used repeatedly for longer duration training?
Examples
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The bicarb, please.
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For the cake, make sure to add a teaspoon of bicarb to help it rise.
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Have we got any bicarb or anything?
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Can I get a bicarb?
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A tube of toothpaste and a can of Bicarb, please.
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Of course I've got bicarb.
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It was warm water and bicarb of soda.
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I brush my teeth with sodium bicarb, just baking soda straight up.
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Bicarb soda.
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Mum suggests you add 2 tablespoons of bicarb to the detergent drawer while adding a cup of white vinegar to the drum during a normal wash.
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Synonyms
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A white powder used in baking, cleaning, and to ease heartburn
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A white powder used for baking, cleaning, and to help an upset stomach
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A white powder used in baking, to make fizzy drinks, and to relieve heartburn
A white powder used in baking to make dough rise and to stop heartburn
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word bicarb is a short form of bicarbonate, which breaks into bi- 'two' and carb from carbon 'carbon'. Bakers know it as the white powder that makes cakes rise and people use it as an antacid, so the name points to the chemical it comes from.