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US
/baɪˈkɑɹbənət/
]
[ UK /baɪkˈɑːbənˌeɪt/ ]
[ UK /baɪkˈɑːbənˌeɪt/ ]
NOUN
- a salt of carbonic acid (containing the anion HCO3) in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced; an acid carbonate
How To Use bicarbonate In A Sentence
- Throwing a cup of bicarbonate of soda down a septic toilet each week will help to reduce acidity, and encourage the growth of waste-digesting bacteria.
- Next day put them in a saucepan with the same water, plus a half teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda.
- Sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda, cream of tartar and salt into a bowl.
- Centrally administered neuropeptide Y caused a dose-dependent increase in bile flow that was associated with an increase in biliary bicarbonate output.
- The fact that the administration of IV sodium bicarbonate has not been beneficial in lactic acidosis is difficult to interpret for several reasons.
- Provide pots each containing a white powder: flour, salt, bicarbonate of soda and sugar.
- If the white grout between tiles has become discoloured or black, simply apply a paste of bicarbonate of soda with a soft toothbrush.
- An alkalizing substance that could alter serum or plasma pH, or concentration of bicarbonates, or carbon dioxide may not be given within 24 hours prior to post time of a race in which the horse is entered.
- Combine the butter, sultanas, currants, sugar, mixed spice, cinnamon, ginger, bicarbonate of soda and water in a saucepan.
- If the bicarbonate is used, and heat is applied gradually, steam and carbonic acid are given off at a comparatively low temperature, and the carbonate is left; at a higher temperature (about 800° C., or a cherry-red heat) the carbonate fuses attacking the quartz, and giving off more carbonic acid; as the heat increases, and the attack on the quartz (which of itself is infusible) becomes complete, the whole mass settles down to a liquid sodium silicate, which is sufficiently fluid to allow the gold and lead to settle to the bottom. A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.