bicarbonate

Antacid salt compound

Bicarbonate is a chemical compound containing hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen, most familiar as sodium bicarbonate—baking soda.

In chemistry, bicarbonate refers to the ion HCO₃⁻.

In everyday speech, bicarbonate usually means baking soda or bicarbonate of soda, used in baking as a leavening agent and as a household remedy for indigestion.

effervescent

fizz

Bubbly hissing sound

reaction · fizzy · foam · aerate · gaseous · volcano · vinegar · eruption · tablets · Alka-Seltzer

baking

leavening

Substance causing dough expansion

  • riseMove to higher position
  • flourMilled grain powder
  • doughFlour-liquid mixture for baking

batter · cookies · cake · muffins · scones · bread · pastry · recipe · pantry · measure

pH

alkaline

Having high pH

buffer · titration · antacid · acidity · balance · pH · equilibrium · react · proton · ion

physiological

blood

Body's oxygen carrier

pH · buffer · acidosis · alkalosis · respiration · kidneys · metabolic · homeostasis · ion · regulation

mineral

nahcolite

Crystalline sodium bicarbonate ore

deposits · geology · mining · crystal · natural · occurrence · formations · saline · lakes

chemistry

sodium

Eleventh element, highly reactive

compound · soluble · precipitate · anion · hydrogen · molecule · ionic · covalent · dissociation · lattice

Categories
Opposites
pH/acidity

bicarbonateacid

Low-pH chemical compound

hydrochloric acid · sulfuric acid · citric acid · acetic acid · vinegar

chemical function in reactions

bicarbonateacid

Low-pH chemical compound

hydrogen ion · proton · cation

Phrases
Family

bicarbonates, bicarbonate of soda

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G