SALERATUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent drinks and in baking powders and as an antacid

Synonyms:

baking soda; bicarbonate of soda; saleratus; sodium bicarbonate; sodium hydrogen carbonate

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("saleratus" is a kind of...):

bicarbonate; hydrogen carbonate (a salt of carbonic acid (containing the anion HCO3) in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced; an acid carbonate)

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