English dictionary
bicarbonate
/b/aI/'k/A/rb/@/n/I/t/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a salt of carbonic acid (containing the anion HCO3) in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced; an acid carbonate
Synonyms hydrogen carbonateSource: WordNet 3.0
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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 <i>supercarbonate</i>.
Source: webster1913