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bicarbonate

bicarbonate

4 4.6
A salt that contains HCO3, for example baking soda
  • noun
  • /baɪˈkɑːrbəneɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : bicarbonato
  • Intravenous sodium bicarbonate may be used to treat acidosis.
  • sodium bicarbonate
  • bicarbonate of soda
  • intravenous bicarbonate

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Examples

  • On the night of February 28, after taking bicarbonate of soda and a cascara tablet, she became ill and called for help.

    Academic text (2003)
  • The recipe calls for adding bicarbonate to help the dough rise.

  • Could you bring me some bicarbonate?

  • Young man, will you get me some bicarbonate of soda?

  • Got any bicarbonate of soda?

  • We gave her sodium bicarbonate, two amps.

  • Pepi, go to the drugstore and get me a bicarbonate of soda.

  • I like to use vinegar and bicarbonate to clean the soap scum and nasties from my washing machine.

    Blog text (30)
  • We adjusted the pH and buffer capacity by adding sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3).

    Academic text (2008)
  • Standard therapy to reduce CI-AKI includes prehydration with saline or sodium bicarbonate, or administration of NAC.

    Academic text (2014)

Synonyms

bicarb
vsbicarbonate
  • UK
1 6.3

A substance in the blood that helps keep the body's acid level balanced

is the standard chemical name rather than an informal spoken name
hydrogen carbonate
vsbicarbonate
  • Specialized
4.2

A common chemical salt like baking soda that makes carbon dioxide with acid

is the common or shorter name used instead of the systematic term

Compounds

A white powder used for baking, cleaning, and to help an upset stomach

sodium bicarbonate
  • Specialized
1 3.4

A white powder used in baking, to make fizzy drinks, and to relieve heartburn

4.5

A liquid that helps keep acidity stable in body and lab tests

calcium bicarbonate
  • Specialized
4.8

A salt that makes water hard and forms when limestone dissolves in water with carbon dioxide

magnesium bicarbonate
  • Specialized
6.2

A white substance containing magnesium that dissolves in water and makes water hard

potassium bicarbonate
  • Specialized
5.6

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

Surface Forms

bicarbonate singular
bicarbonates plural

Morphology

bicarbonate = carbonate + bi (semi-transparent) = bi + carbonate

Formed by prefixing 'bi-' to 'carbonate' in chemical nomenclature, but 'bi-' here historically signals a hydrogenated form (hydrogen carbonate) rather than the common 'two' meaning, so learners may be misled.

Etymology

The word bicarbonate comes from the parts bi- meaning 'two' and carbonate from carbon, so it names a carbon-based chemical with an extra hydrogen. That's why sodium bicarbonate is the common kitchen baking soda and why it can neutralize or balance stomach acid.