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BICARBONATE OF SODA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent drinks and in baking powders and as an antacid
Synonyms:
baking soda; bicarbonate of soda; saleratus; sodium bicarbonate; sodium hydrogen carbonate
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("bicarbonate of soda" is a kind of...):
bicarbonate; hydrogen carbonate (a salt of carbonic acid (containing the anion HCO3) in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced; an acid carbonate)
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