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[syn: bicarbonate of soda, sodium hydrogen carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, baking soda, saleratus]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sodium bicarbonate \Sodium bicarbonate\,
a white crystalline substance, HNaCO3, with a slight
alkaline taste resembling that of sodium carbonate. It is
found in many mineral springs and also produced
artificially,. It is used in cookery, in baking powders, and
as a source of carbonic acid gas (carbon dioxide) for soda
water. Called also baking soda, cooking soda,
bicarbonate of soda, bicarb, saleratus, and
technically, acid sodium carbonate, sodium acid
carbonate, primary sodium carbonate, sodium dicarbonate,
etc.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
bicarbonate of soda
n 1: a white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent
drinks and in baking powders and as an antacid [syn:
bicarbonate of soda, sodium hydrogen carbonate, sodium
bicarbonate, baking soda, saleratus]