BICARBONATE

Bicarbonate

In inorganic chemistry, bicarbonate is an intermediate form in the deprotonation of carbonic acid. It is an anion with the chemical formula HCO3−.

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bicarbonate

Noun

  1. the univalent anion HCO3; any salt of carbonic acid in which only one of the hydrogen atoms has been replaced
  2. sodium bicarbonate used as a mild antacid; bicarbonate of soda


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