Bicarbonate
[bai'kɑ:bәnit]
Definition
(noun.) a salt of carbonic acid (containing the anion HCO3) in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced; an acid carbonate.
Editor: Vito--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A carbonate in which but half the hydrogen of the acid is replaced by a positive element or radical, thus making the proportion of the acid to the positive or basic portion twice what it is in the normal carbonates; an acid carbonate; -- sometimes called supercarbonate.
Typed by Catherine
Definition
n. a carbonate or salt having two equivalents of carbonic acid to one equivalent of base.
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Examples
- A fire extinguisher is a metal case containing a solution of bicarbonate of soda, and a glass vessel full of strong sulphuric acid. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The raising of dough by means of baking soda--bicarbonate of soda--is a very simple process. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Seidlitz powder is a simple remedy consisting of two powders, one containing bicarbonate of soda, and the other, some acid such as cream of tartar. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The pressure generated is sufficient to throw a stream of the bicarbonate solution forty feet. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Strong solutions were also made of sulphate of soda, hyposulphite of soda, borax (biborate of soda), and bicarbonate of soda and tried as fire extinguishers. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Over the bicarbonate is suspended a vessel containing sulphuric acid. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Next to it come the so-called carbonates: first, sodium carbonate, which is already familiar to us as washing soda; and second, sodium bicarbonate, which is an ingredient of baking powders. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- When in use the acid is tilted over and comes in contact with the bicarbonate. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Bicarbonate of soda is practically the sole ingredient of the soda mints popularly sold for indigestion. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- It consists of a cylindrical container with a solution of sodium bicarbonate. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
Typist: Montague