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Saleratus

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sal⋅e⋅ra⋅tus

  [sal-uh-rey-tuhs]
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–noun
sodium bicarbonate used in cookery; baking soda.
Origin:
1830–40, Americanism; var. of L sal aerātus. See sal, aerate
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sal·er·a·tus   (sāl'ə-rā'təs)   
n.  Sodium or potassium bicarbonate used as a leavening agent; baking soda.

[New Latin sāl āerātus : Latin sāl, salt; see sal + New Latin āerātus, aerated (from Latin āēr, air; see air).]
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