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sal·e·ra·tus    Audio Help   [sal-uh-rey-tuhs] Pronunciation Key
–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    Audio Help   (sāl'ə-rā'təs)  Pronunciation Key 
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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saleratus

noun
a white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent drinks and in baking powders and as an antacid [syn: bicarbonate of soda] 

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Saleratus

Sal`[ae]*ra"tus\, n. See Saleratus.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

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