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ammonium carbonate
a carbonate of ammonium; used in the manufacture of smelling salts and baking powder and ammonium compounds
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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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potassium carbonate
a white salt (K2CO3) that is basic in solution; used to make glass and cleansing agents
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calcium carbonate
a salt found in nature as chalk or calcite or aragonite or limestone
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Eskalith, Lithane, Lithonate, lithium carbonate
a white powder (LiCO3) used in manufacturing glass and ceramics and as a drug; the drug (trade names Lithane or Lithonate or Eskalith) is used to treat some forms of depression and manic episodes of manic-depressive disorder
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magnesium carbonate
a very white crystalline salt that occurs naturally as magnesite or as dolomite
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baking soda, bicarbonate of soda, saleratus, sodium bicarbonate, sodium hydrogen carbonate
a white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent drinks and in baking powders and as an antacid
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pearl ash
an impure form of potassium carbonate
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potassium acid carbonate, potassium bicarbonate, potassium hydrogen carbonate
a crystalline salt (KHCO3) that is used in baking powder and as an antacid
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dripstone
the form of calcium carbonate found in stalactites and stalagmites
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calcium bicarbonate
a bicarbonate that is a major cause of hard water
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magnesium bicarbonate
a bicarbonate that is a major cause of hard water
