German

Noun

Bicarbonate n pl

1. plural of Bicarbonat

English

Alternative forms

• bi-carbonate

Noun

bicarbonate ‎(plural bicarbonates)

1. (chemistry) the univalent anion HCO₃; any salt of carbonic acid in which only one of the hydrogen atoms has been replaced. [from 1814]
   • 1814, William Hyde Wollaston, “A synoptic scale of chemical equivalents”, in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, volume 104, page 11:

     The next question that occurs relates to the composition of this crystallized carbonate of potash, which I am induced to call bi-carbonate of potash, for the purpose of marking more decidedly the distinction between this salt and that which is commonly called a subcarbonate, and in order to refer at once to the double dose of carbonic acid contained in it.

2. sodium bicarbonate used as a mild antacid; bicarbonate of soda

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French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: bicarbonatent, bicarbonates

Noun

bicarbonate m ‎(plural bicarbonates)

1. (inorganic chemistry) bicarbonate

Verb

bicarbonate

1. first-person singular present indicative of bicarbonater
2. third-person singular present indicative of bicarbonater
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of bicarbonater
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of bicarbonater
5. second-person singular imperative of bicarbonater

Norman

Noun

bicarbonate m ‎(plural bicarbonates)

1. (Jersey, chemistry) bicarbonate
2. (Jersey) sodium bicarbonate