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saleratus

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sal·er·a·tus  (sl-rts)
n.
Sodium or potassium bicarbonate used as a leavening agent; baking soda.
[New Latin sl ertus : Latin sl, salt; see sal + New Latin ertus, aerated (from Latin r, air; see air).]
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Noun1.saleratussaleratus - a white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent drinks and in baking powders and as an antacid
baking soda, bicarbonate of soda, sodium bicarbonate, sodium hydrogen carbonate
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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