bikarbonat

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch bicarbonaat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bikarˈbonat]
• Hyphenation: bi‧kar‧bo‧nat
• Rhymes: -nat, -at, -t

Noun

bikarbonat (first-person possessive bikarbonatku, second-person possessive bikarbonatmu, third-person possessive bikarbonatnya)

1. (chemistry) bicarbonate.

   Synonym: asam karbonat

Further reading

• “bikarbonat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From bi- +‎ karbonat.

Noun

bikarbonat n (definite singular bikarbonatet, indefinite plural bikarbonat or bikarbonater, definite plural bikarbonata or bikarbonatene)

1. (chemistry) bicarbonate, an older name for hydrogenkarbonat

References

• “bikarbonat” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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Swedish

Etymology

Compound of bi- (“bi-”) +‎ karbonat (“carbonate”), derived from Latin carbo (“coal”). Attested since 1820.

Cognate with English bicarbonate, French bicarbonate and German bikarbonat.

Noun

bikarbonat c

1. (chemistry, cooking) trivial name for the salt sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO₃), one of the constituents of baking soda
   • c. 2021, Najla Gergi, “Chocolate chip cookies”, in Tasteline‎^[1]:

     4. Blanda ihop mjöl, bikarbonat och salt i en separat bunke.

     4. Mix flour, sodium bicarbonate and salt in a separate bowl.

2. (chemistry, food) trivial name for bicarbonate, HCO₃⁻, one of the ions that are formed when carbon dioxide is dissolved in water

See also

• bakpulver (“baking powder”)
• hjorthornssalt (“hartshorn salt, baker’s ammonia”)
• jäst (“yeast”)

References

• bikarbonat in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• bikarbonat in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)