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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 (by-kar-bŏ-nit) n. a salt containing the ion HCO₃₋. b. of soda see sodium bicarbonate.

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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.

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See acid–base homeostasis; body fluids.

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