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bi⋅car⋅bo⋅nate

[bahy-kahr-buh-nit, -neyt]
–noun Chemistry.
a salt of carbonic acid, containing the HCO3 −1 group; an acid carbonate, as sodium bicarbonate, NaHCO3.

Origin:
1810–20; bi- 1 + carbonate
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bi·car·bon·ate   (bī-kär'bə-nāt', -nĭt)   
n.  The radical group HCO3 or a compound, such as sodium bicarbonate, containing it.
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bicarbonate 
1819, from bi- + carbonate (see carbon).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: bi·car·bon·ate
Pronunciation: (')bI-'kär-b&-"nAt, -n&t
Function: noun
: an acid carbonate
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bicarbonate bi·car·bon·ate (bī-kär'bə-nāt', -nĭt)
n.
The radical group HCO3 or a compound, such as sodium bicarbonate, containing it.

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bicarbonate   (bī-kär'bə-nāt')  Pronunciation Key 
The group HCO3 or a compound containing it, such as sodium bicarbonate. When heated, bicarbonates give off carbon dioxide.
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