SODIUM HYDROGEN CARBONATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sodium hydrogen carbonate mean? 

• SODIUM HYDROGEN CARBONATE (noun)
  The noun SODIUM HYDROGEN CARBONATE has 1 sense:

1. a white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent drinks and in baking powders and as an antacid

  Familiarity information: SODIUM HYDROGEN CARBONATE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SODIUM HYDROGEN CARBONATE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent drinks and in baking powders and as an antacid

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

baking soda; bicarbonate of soda; saleratus; sodium bicarbonate; sodium hydrogen carbonate

Hypernyms ("sodium hydrogen carbonate" is a kind of...):

bicarbonate; hydrogen carbonate (a salt of carbonic acid (containing the anion HCO3) in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced; an acid carbonate)