bicarb

¹ American  

[bahy-kahrb] / baɪˈkɑrb /

noun

1. Informal. sodium bicarbonate.

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bicarb. ² American  

abbreviation

1. bicarbonate.

2. bicarbonate of soda.

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bicarb British  

/ ˈbaɪkɑːb /

noun

1. short for bicarbonate of soda See sodium bicarbonate

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Etymology

Origin of bicarb

First recorded in 1920–25; by shortening

Example Sentences

Drain, rinse under cold water, then rub the rest of the bicarb all over the skin.

From The Guardian • Dec. 5, 2015

Add chopped dates, vanilla essence, coffee essence and bicarb to boiling water in a separate bowl and leave to soak.

From The Guardian • Apr. 6, 2013

We reduced acid rain by restricting industry's sulfur emissions, not by all going out and sprinkling bicarb on sensitive forests and lakes.

From Newsweek • Apr. 21, 2010

So when you spill red wine on the carpet, you mop up as much as you can, then sprinkle on bicarb soda.

From Time Magazine Archive

I still continue to take the bicarb of potash, but it has little or no effect.

From Explorations in Australia The Journals of John McDouall Stuart by Stuart, John McDouall