'Sodium bicarbonate' definitions:
Definition of 'sodium bicarbonate'
(from WordNet)
noun
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]
Definition of 'Sodium bicarbonate'
From: GCIDE
- 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]