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saleratus

noun

Sodium bicarbonate.

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bicarbonate of soda sodium hydrogen carbonate sodium bicarbonate baking soda

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Meanings

nounsaleratus (usually uncountable, plural saleratuses)

plural saleratuses · alternative salaeratus · alternative salæratus

uncountableusuallySodium bicarbonate.
She spent nearly two hours firing up the oven and trying to raise a loaf of wheat bread with saleratus, the only leavening she could find.
1997, Charles Frazier, chapter 2, in Cold Mountain, London: Hodder and Stoughton, page 31
uncountableusuallyPotassium bicarbonate.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent drinks and in baking powders and as an antacid

Similar

bicarbonate of soda sodium hydrogen carbonate sodium bicarbonate baking soda

Broader

bicarbonate hydrogen carbonate

Also see

baking soda bicarbonate of soda sodium bicarbonate sodium hydrogen carbonate

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Origin

From New Latin sal + aeratus.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

assaulter reassault

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APA

saleratus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saleratus

MLA

“saleratus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saleratus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “saleratus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saleratus.

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