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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sesquicarbonate¹

First recorded in 1815–25; sesqui- + carbonate

Example Sentences

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

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The sesquicarbonate may be artificially prepared by boiling for a short time a solution of the bicarbonate.

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Probably both the inside—sesquicarbonate—and the outside—bicarbonate—are useful, and the best plan is to make a ten per cent.

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The mineral soda is the sesquicarbonate, to be afterwards described.

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The bicarbonate of soda must be pure, and perfectly free from any neutral carbonate or sesquicarbonate of soda.

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