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bicarbonate
bicarbonate A salt of carbonic acid, or the dissociated ion HCO-3. The extracellular fluids of the body (blood plasma and tissue fluid) contain 20–25 mmol/litre of bicarbonate (about a quarter of the concentration of chloride). Regulation of its concentration (by the kidneys) relative to that of carbon dioxide (altered by changes in breathing) is crucial to the function of maintaining acid–base homeostasis. Ingestion of bicarbonate is a common remedy for ‘indigestion’, because it neutralizes stomach acid.
Stuart Judge See acid–base homeostasis; body fluids. |
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COLIN BLAKEMORE and SHELIA JENNETT. "bicarbonate." The Oxford Companion to the Body. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. COLIN BLAKEMORE and SHELIA JENNETT. "bicarbonate." The Oxford Companion to the Body. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O128-bicarbonate.html COLIN BLAKEMORE and SHELIA JENNETT. "bicarbonate." The Oxford Companion to the Body. 2001. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O128-bicarbonate.html |
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bicarbonate
bi·car·bo·nate / bīˈkärbəˌnāt; -nit/ • n. Chem. a salt containing the anion HCO3−. ∎ (also bicarbonate of soda) sodium bicarbonate. |
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"bicarbonate." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "bicarbonate." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-bicarbonate.html "bicarbonate." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-bicarbonate.html |
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bicarbonate
bicarbonate or hydrogen carbonate, chemical compound containing the bicarbonate radical, -HCO 3 . The most familiar of such compounds is sodium bicarbonate (baking soda). See carbonate . |
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bicarbonate
bicarbonate (by-kar-bŏ-nit) n. a salt containing the ion HCO3−. b. of soda see sodium bicarbonate.
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"bicarbonate." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "bicarbonate." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-bicarbonate.html "bicarbonate." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-bicarbonate.html |
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bicarbonate
bicarbonate See hydrogencarbonate.
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