Bicarbonate - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: bicarbonateSodium 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...
Bicarbonate
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...
Dobells solution
An aqueous solution of carbolic acid borax sodium bicarbonate and glycerin used as a spray in diseases of the nose and throat...
Hypercarbureted
Having an excessive proportion of carbonic acid said of bicarbonates or acid carbonates...
Saleratus
Aeumlrated salt a white crystalline substance having an alkaline taste and reaction consisting of sodium bicarbonate see under Sodium It is largely used in cooking with sour milk lactic acid or cream of tartar as a substitute for yeast It is also an ingredient of most baking powders and is used in the preparation of effervescing drinks...
Soda water
originally a beverage consisting of a weak solution of sodium bicarbonate to which an acid such as phosphoric acid has been added to generate carbon dioxide and thus cause effervescence the term now is also used as a synonym for soda pop Soda water without flavoring is used as a beverage or as a component of a mixed beverage It is typically bottled or canned under pressure so that the carbon dioxide and effervescence will be preserved until use...
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