sodium bicarbonate

noun

: a white crystalline weakly alkaline salt NaHCO3 used especially in baking powders and fire extinguishers and in medicine as an antacid

called also baking soda, bicarbonate of soda

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Baking Soda and Cornstarch Many commercially available deodorants contain baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) and cornstarch. Sarah Hudgens, Health, 29 July 2025 The capsules rely on the bubbling reaction of water and sodium bicarbonate to build pressure inside the capsule after it is swallowed. Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025 Baking soda is sodium bicarbonate, a type of acidic salt. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 25 June 2025 Through a cascading series of reactions, the sodium oxide would ultimately form into sodium bicarbonate, aka baking soda. Ben Coxworth june 02, New Atlas, 2 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for sodium bicarbonate

Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sodium bicarbonate was in 1885

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“Sodium bicarbonate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sodium%20bicarbonate. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

sodium bicarbonate

noun
: a white weakly alkaline salt used especially in baking powders and fire extinguishers and in medicine as an antacid

called also baking soda, bicarbonate of soda

Medical Definition

sodium bicarbonate

noun
: a white crystalline weakly alkaline salt NaHCO3 used in baking powders and in medicine especially as an antacid

called also baking soda, bicarb, bicarbonate of soda, sodium acid carbonate

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