bicarbonate
pronunciation
How to pronounce bicarbonate in British English:
UK [ˌbaɪˈkɑ:bənət]
How to pronounce bicarbonate in American English:
US [ˌbaɪˈkɑrbənət]
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- Noun:
- a salt of carbonic acid (containing the anion HCO3) in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced; an acid carbonate
Word Origin
- bicarbonate (n.)
- 1814, bi-carbonate of potash, apparently coined by English chemist William Hyde Wollaston (1766-1828), from bi- + carbonate.
Example
- 1. It all has to do with the marvelous ( and elementary ) chemistry of bicarbonate salts .
- 2. When the neurotransmitter gaba binds to its receptor , the receptor opens and a flood of negatively charged chloride and bicarbonate ions rush into the cell and prevent it from firing .
- 3. " Mopping up " excess hydrogen ions - neutralizing substances in the blood , such as bicarbonate and hemoglobin , mop up excess hydrogen ions and prevent ph from becoming too acidic .
- 4. That change in ocean chemistry would encourage carbon dioxide dissolved in the water to turn into ions of carbonate and bicarbonate , freeing chemical " space " into which carbon dioxide from the atmosphere could flow .