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potassium hydrogen carbonate

potassium hydrogen carbonate

4.5
A white salt used in baking and to reduce stomach acid
  • noun
  • /pəˈtæsiəm ˈhaɪdrədʒən ˈkɑːrbəˌneɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : bicarbonato de potasio
  • Potassium hydrogen carbonate is often used as a leavening agent in gluten-free baking recipes.

Examples

  • The doctor recommended potassium hydrogen carbonate tablets to help neutralize excess stomach acid.

  • Unlike sodium bicarbonate, potassium hydrogen carbonate does not add sodium to your diet.

  • I bought some potassium hydrogen carbonate for baking.

  • The recipe calls for potassium hydrogen carbonate as a leavening agent.

  • Potassium hydrogen carbonate is often used as a leavening agent in gluten-free baking recipes.

  • The doctor recommended potassium hydrogen carbonate tablets to help neutralize excess stomach acid.

  • Unlike sodium bicarbonate, potassium hydrogen carbonate does not add sodium to your diet.

Synonyms

potassium acid carbonate
vspotassium hydrogen carbonate
  • Specialized
7.1

A salt that makes cakes rise in baking powder and calms stomach acid

is the same substance but called by another name
potassium bicarbonate
vspotassium hydrogen carbonate
  • Specialized
5.6

A white powder that makes baked goods rise and reduces stomach acid

is the same substance but named differently in other contexts

Surface Forms

potassium hydrogen carbonate singular
potassium hydrogen carbonates plural

Morphology

potassium + hydrogen + carbonate

The phrase is a systematic chemical name that transparently describes its parts (potassium + hydrogen + carbonate → the potassium salt of hydrogen carbonate, KHCO3). Because this follows regular scientific composition rules (and similar nomenclature exists across languages), a learner who knows the constituent terms can infer it denotes a specific inorganic salt rather than an idiomatic meaning.

Etymology

The name potassium hydrogen carbonate literally tells you what it is: a salt made from potassium and the hydrogen carbonate part. Think of the hydrogen carbonate as the bubbling bit that helps dough rise, so the name fits its common use in baking and as a simple antacid that reduces stomach acid.