bicarbonate

plural bicarbonates · alternative bi-carbonate

1. chemistrythe univalent anion HCO₃⁻; any salt of carbonic acid in which only one of the hydrogen atoms has been replaced.First known use 1814

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   The next question that occurs relates to the composition of this crystallized carbonate of potash, which I am induced to call bi-carbonate of potash, for the purpose of marking more decidedly the distinction between this salt and that which is commonly called a subcarbonate, and in order to refer at once to the double dose of carbonic acid contained in it.

   1814, William Hyde Wollaston, “A synoptic scale of chemical equivalents”, in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, volume 104, page 11

   Synonyms: bicarb

2. abbreviationclippingClipping of sodium bicarbonate, especially that used as a mild antacid.

   Fans will pump air through the alkaline stream, which causes carbon dioxide to form solid calcium carbonate, the material from which seashells are formed, which will look like a fine sand, as well as dissolved bicarbonate.

   2024 April 21, Laura Paddison, “Can this ocean-based carbon plant help save the world? Some scientists are raising red flags”, in CNN

   Synonyms: bicarb