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potassium hydrogen carbonate

DEFINITIONS OF: potassium hydrogen carbonate

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n a crystalline salt (KHCO3) that is used in baking powder and as an antacid

Synonyms:
potassium acid carbonate, potassium bicarbonate
Type of:
bicarbonate, hydrogen carbonate
a salt of carbonic acid (containing the anion HCO3) in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced; an acid carbonate
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