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    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 antacidplay

    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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