meaning of bicarbonate
1. A carbonate in which but half the hydrogen of the acid is replaced by a positive element or radical, thus making the proportion of the acid to the positive or basic portion twice what it is in the normal carbonates; an acid carbonate; -- sometimes called supercarbonate.
2. a salt of carbonic acid containing the anion HCO3 in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced; an acid carbonate
Related Words
bicarbonate | bicarbonate of soda |
