Bicarbonate

Definition: Bicarbonate

Bicarbonate

Noun

1. A salt of carbonic acid in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced; an acid carbonate.

Date "bicarbonate" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1865. (references)

Note: Bicarbonate \Bi*car"bon*ate\, noun. [Prefix bi- carbonate.]. (Websters 1913)

Synonym: Bicarbonate

Synonym: hydrogen carbonate (n). (additional references)

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Specialty Definition: Bicarbonate

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Bicarbonate is a polyatomic ion whose formula is HCO₃^-. It is the intermediate form in the deprotonation of carbonic acid: removing the first proton from carbonic acid forms bicarbonate; removing the second proton leads to the carbonate ion.

The salts which contain the bicarbonate ion are also known as bicarbonates, such as sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) NaHCO₃. Bicarbonates, when exposed to an acid such as acetic acid of vinegar release carbon dioxide. This is used to cause breads to rise in cooking, and in toy rockets.

The bicarbonate/carbonate ionic system is also a buffer in blood.

See also: carbon dioxide, carbonic acid, carbonate

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Bicarbonate."

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Crosswords: Bicarbonate

English words defined with "bicarbonate": bicarbonate of soda ♦ cooking soda, Cream of tartar bread ♦ metabolic acidosis ♦ Rochelle powder ♦ Seidlitz powder, Seidlitz powders, soda water, sodium bicarbonate, Super-, Supercarbonate. (references)

Specialty definitions using "bicarbonate": Bicarbonates ♦ carbonate hardness, COLORER, HIDES AND SKINS, colorer, machine ♦ dye mixer, dye weigher, dyer and washer ♦ explosive cooling agent ♦ leather colorer ♦ Solvay proces, SUPERVISOR, TAN ROOM ♦ transition lake. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Bicarbonate" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

French (bicarbonate).

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Modern Usage: Bicarbonate

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Tell him to take two teaspoons of bicarbonate and soda and a half a glass of water. (Duck Soup; writing credit: Bert Kalmar ; Harry Ruby)
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Commercial Usage: Bicarbonate

Domain	Title
References	The 2003-2008 World Outlook for Baking Soda and Bicarbonate of Soda Toothpaste (reference) The World Market for Sodium Hydrogencarbonate (Sodium Bicarbonate): A 2004 Global Trade Perspective (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	Bicarbonate, Chloride and Proton Transport Systems (reference) (more book examples)
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Photo Album: Bicarbonate

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	Bacillus anthracis capsule production on heart infusion 0.8% sodium bicarbonate agar medium, and incubated at 35 degrees centigrade with 5 - 10% carbon dioxide.Credit: CDC.		Note the presence of rough colonies on the blood agar medium (right), and smooth colonies on the bicarbonate agar medium (left).Credit: CDC.
	Cultured Bacillus anthracis positive encapsulation test. Rough colonies on blood agar (right), and smooth colonies on bicarbonate agar(left).Credit: CDC.		Negative encapsulation test. Rough colonies of Bacillus cereus on both blood and bicarbonate agars.Credit: CDC.
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Non-Fiction Usage: Bicarbonate

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Bland aerosols, often made from solutions of salt or bicarbonate of soda, are inhaled. (references)
		Oral sodium bicarbonate or sodium citrate may also be prescribed for management of lactic acidosis. (references)
		Changes may also occur in blood levels of glucose, calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, and bicarbonate. (references)
Economic History	Pakistan	Local production of chemicals largely is confined to soda ash, caustic soda, sulfuric and hydrochloric acid, sodium bicarbonate, liquid chlorine, aluminum sulfate, carbon black, acetone and acetic acid. (references)
	Colombia	Best sales prospects include white mineral oils, alcohol's, phenols, o-acetylsalicylic acid, its salts and esters, amino-acids, vegetable and synthetic tanning and coloring substances, essential oils, flavorings, fragrances or odoriferous (raw materials) substances, base chemical products for cosmetics, soaps, detergents and cleaning, sodium bicarbonate, phosphates, chlorides, iodine, camphor, and surface-active agents (tensoactives). (references)
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Usage Frequency: Bicarbonate

"Bicarbonate" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Bicarbonate" is used about 223 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	100%	223	20,178

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: Bicarbonate

Expressions using "bicarbonate": ammonium bicarbonate ♦ bicarbonate of soda ♦ bicarbonate salt ♦ Potassium Bicarbonate ♦ sodium bicarbonate. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "bicarbonate": bicarbonate-buffered.
	Ending with "bicarbonate": carbonate-bicarbonate.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Bicarbonate

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
sodium bicarbonate	178	bicarbonate pool sodium	3
bicarbonate	35	bicarbonate buffer system	3
bicarbonate of soda	25	bicarbonate citrate potassium	2
potassium bicarbonate	21	bicarbonate buffer	2
bicarbonate msds sodium	9	bicarbonate sodium use	2
ammonium bicarbonate	9	sodium bicarbonate tablet	2
bicarbonate magnesium	6	bicarbonate chemical formula sodium	2
bicarbonate de soude	5	antimicrobial bicarbonate sodium	2
bicarbonate formula sodium	5	bicarbonate injection sodium	2
calcium bicarbonate	5	bicarbonate properties sodium	2
bicarbonate sodium structure	4	bicarbonate haemodialysis sodium	2
bicarbonate ion	4	bicarbonate dexedrine sodium	2
bicarbonate ph sodium	3	bicarbonate manufacturer sodium	2
bicarbonate dental sodium	3
		bicarbonate manufacturer sodium	2
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Modern Translations: Bicarbonate

Language		Translations for "bicarbonate"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		bikarbonat. (various references)

Arabic		‏ثاني كربونات. (various references)

Bulgarian		бикарбонатен, бикарбонат, двувъгленов. (various references)

Chinese		重碳酸盐. (various references)

Czech		užívací soda. (various references)

Danish		surt carbonat (acid carbonate). (various references)

Dutch		bicarbonaat (acid carbonate), zuur karbonaat (acid carbonate), zuur carbonaat (acid carbonate), waterstofcarbonaat (acid carbonate). (various references)

Esperanto		natria bikarbonato (bicarbonate of soda). (various references)

Farsi		جوش شیرین (Soda), بی کربنات دوسود. (various references)

Finnish		sooda (bicarbonate of soda, soda, soda ash, sodium carbonate). (various references)

French		bicarbonate. (various references)

German		Bikarbonat (acid carbonate). (various references)

Greek		διττανθρακικό (acid carbonate). (various references)

Hungarian		bikarbonát, hidrogénkarbonát. (various references)

Indonesian		soda kue. (various references)

Italian		bicarbonato (acid carbonate). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		重曹 (baking soda, sodium bicarbonate). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		じゅうた�"さ�"そう� (baking soda, sodium bicarbonate), じゅうた�"さ�"ソーダ (baking soda, sodium bicarbonate), じゅうそう (baking soda, chief priest, gunshot wound, instrumental ensemble, multilayered, multistoried, sodium bicarbonate, traverse, walk along the ridge). (various references)

Korean		중탄산염. (various references)

Manx		daa-charbonait. (various references)

Pig Latin		icarbonatebay

Portuguese		bicarbonato. (various references)

Romanian		bicarbonat. (various references)

Russian		бикарбонат, двууглекислый. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		bikarbonatni, bikarbonat. (various references)

Spanish		bicarbonato (acid carbonate, bicarbonate of soda, soda). (various references)

Swedish		bikarbonat. (various references)

Thai		สารไบคาร์บอเนต. (various references)

Turkish		bikarbonat. (various references)

Ukranian		бікарбонат. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Bicarbonate

Derivations
	Words beginning with "bicarbonate": bicarbonates. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Bicarbonate" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: bicarbinate, biocarbonate. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Bicarbonate"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "bicarbonate" (pronounced bīkÄ"rbunut)
5	-b u n u t	cabinet.
4	-u n u t	affectionate, baronet, compassionate, coordinate, definite, diaconate, dispassionate, disproportionate, effeminate, extortionate, fortunate, geminate, indefinite, indeterminate, indiscriminate, infinite, innominate, inordinate, laminate, obstinate, passionate, proportionate, sultanate, unfortunate.
3	-n u t	alternate, Bennet, bluebonnet, bonnet, electromagnet, ferromagnet, garnet, granite, hornet, incarnate, magnate, magnet, minute, peanut, Pinot, planet, rennet, senate, Sennet, tenet, unit.
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Anagrams: Bicarbonate

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-b-b-c-e-i-n-o-r-t"
	-1 letter: abreaction.
	-2 letters: aerobatic, anaerobic, barbitone, carbonate, rabbinate.
	-3 letters: aeration, anoretic, bacteria, bacterin, barbican, bareboat, baritone, boracite, botanica, carabine, carinate, craniate, creation, obtainer, raincoat, reaction, reobtain, taborine.
	-4 letters: abreact, acarine, aconite, acrobat, aerobia, aerobic, airboat, antbear, anticar, barbate, baronet, bearcat, bicorne, bornite, botanic, cabaret, cabinet, carabin, carbine, carinae, carotin, cateran, ceratin, certain, cobbier, cointer, corbina.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-b-b-c-e-i-n-o-r-t"
	+1 letter: bicarbonates.
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