sodium bicarbonate
nounDefinition of sodium bicarbonate
: 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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Its cruelty-free formulation, which includes ingredients like tapioca starch, sodium bicarbonate (baking soda), coconut oil, and shea butter, keeps me smelling like a tasteful amount of vanilla through all of the day’s trials and tribulations. — Tess Garcia, Health.com, "I’ve Tried Tons of Aluminum-Free Deodorants, and This Is the Only One That Actually Works," 26 July 2019 Critical shortages of an array of therapies, including pediatric cancer drugs, painkillers, psychiatric medications, sodium bicarbonate and IV solutions, have occurred on and off for years. — Laurie Mcginley, Washington Post, "Low prices of some lifesaving drugs make them impossible to get," 18 June 2019 Baking soda is a salt; it is also called sodium bicarbonate. — Megan Arnett, Scientific American, "Sweet and Sour Science You Can Taste!," 21 June 2018 Warmer water will speed reaction time, since molecules move faster, creating more opportunities for the products of sodium bicarbonate and citric acid to react with water. — Renee Morad, Scientific American, "Build the Best Alka-Rocket Ever—with Science," 7 Sep. 2017 Use sodium bicarbonate to increase alkalinity, muriatic acid to decrease it. — Danielle Beurteaux, Popular Mechanics, "How to Get Your Swimming Pool Ready for Summer," 18 May 2018 The all-clear was sounded about 8:30 p.m. The white powder turned out to be sodium bicarbonate, commonly known as baking soda. — David Owens, courant.com, "White Powder Scare Temporarily Closes MidState Medical Center," 20 Apr. 2018 On a nerdy, chemical level, baking soda is the commercial name for sodium bicarbonate. — Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit, "Baking Powder vs. Baking Soda: What's the Difference?," 19 July 2017 The United States only has two manufacturers of sterile sodium bicarbonate solution: Pfizer and Amphistar. — Erin Blakemore, Smithsonian, "Hospitals Have a Big Problem: Baking Soda," 25 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sodium bicarbonate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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