primary sodium carbonate

1 definition found

primary sodium carbonate - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sodium bicarbonate \Sodium bicarbonate\,
     a white crystalline substance, HNaCO3, with a slight
     alkaline taste resembling that of sodium carbonate. It is
     found in many mineral springs and also produced
     artificially,. It is used in cookery, in baking powders, and
     as a source of carbonic acid gas (carbon dioxide) for soda
     water. Called also baking soda, cooking soda,
     bicarbonate of soda, bicarb, saleratus, and
     technically, acid sodium carbonate, sodium acid carbonate
     , primary sodium carbonate, sodium dicarbonate,
     etc.
     [1913 Webster]