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sesquicarbonate

[ ses-kwi-kahr-buh-neyt, -nit ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a salt intermediate in composition between a carbonate and a bicarbonate or consisting of the two combined.


sesquicarbonate

/ ˌsɛskwɪˈkɑːbəˌneɪt; -nɪt /

noun

  1. a mixed salt consisting of a carbonate and a hydrogen carbonate, such as sodium sesquicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 .NaHCO 3 .2H 2 O
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sesquicarbonate1

First recorded in 1815–25; sesqui- + carbonate
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Example Sentences

Sesquicarbonate of soda is made of three parts or atoms of the carbonic acid, and two of the soda.

Turning to "Sodium" for the sesquicarbonate, which is found native in Hungary, and also near Fezzan, in Africa:

The addition of lime converts the sesquicarbonate of soda into simple carbonate, and this is separated from the salt by taking advantage of their different points of crystallization.

It contains carbonate and sesquicarbonate of soda, and common salt.

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