| Pronunciation: | | bI'kârbunit
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[n] a salt of carbonic acid in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced; an acid carbonate |
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BICARBONATE is a 11 letter word that starts with B. |
| | Synonyms: | | hydrogen carbonate |
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| | See Also: | | carbonate |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Bi*car"bon*ate\, n. [Pref. bi- + carbonate.]
(Chem.)
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 {supercarbonate}.
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