n. [ Pref. bi- + carbonate. ] (Chem.) A carbonate in which but half the hydrogen of the acid is replaced by a positive element or radical, thus making the proportion of the acid to the positive or basic portion twice what it is in the normal carbonates; an acid carbonate; -- sometimes called
n. [ From Carbonate. ] (Sugar Making) The saturation of defecated beet juice with carbonic acid gas. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. carbonate. ] (Chem.) A salt or carbonic acid, as in limestone, some forms of lead ore, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Combined or impregnated with carbonic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To deprive of carbonic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
adj. not having supersaturated carbon dioxide in solution; not carbonated; -- of beverages. [ Narrower terms:
a white crystalline substance,
n. (Chem.) A carbonate containing an excess of the basic constituent. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. (Chem.) A salt of sulphocarbonic acid; a thiocarbonate. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Chem.) A bicarbonate. [ Obsoles. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Chem.) A sulphocarbonate. [ 1913 Webster ]