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bicarbonate of soda
Bicarbonate of soda is a white powder which is used in baking to make cakes rise, and also as a medicine for your stomach. -
sodium bicarbonate
a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, in powder or granules, NaHCO 3 , usually prepared by the reaction of soda ash with carbon dioxide or obtained from the intermediate product of the Solvay process by purification: used chiefly in the manufacture of sodium salts, baking powder, and beverages, as a laboratory reagent, as a fire extinguisher, and in medicine as an antacid. -
acidosis
a condition characterized by an abnormal increase in the acidity of the blood and extracellular fluids -
alkalosis
an abnormal increase in the alkalinity of the blood and extracellular fluids -
ammonium bicarbonate
a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, NH 4 HCO 3 , used chiefly in the manufacture of baking powder. -
ammonium carbonate
an unstable pungent soluble white powder that is a double salt of ammonium bicarbonate and ammonium carbamate: used in the manufacture of baking powder, smelling salts, and ammonium compounds. Formula: (NH4)HCO3.(NH4)CO2NH2