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saleratuses
sal·e·ra·tus
/
ˌsæl
əˈreɪ
təs
/
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uh
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rey
-t
uh
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noun
sodium bicarbonate used in cookery; baking soda.
Origin:
1830–40,
Americanism; variant of
Latin
sal aerātus.
See
sal
,
aerate
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saleratus
(ˌsæləˈreɪtəs)
—
n
another name for sodium bicarbonate, esp when used in baking powders
[C19: from New Latin
sal aerātus
aerated salt]
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