How to Use bicarbonate in a Sentence

bicarbonate

noun

• This is not even the first time that the supply of sodium bicarbonate has run out.
  — Katie Thomas, New York Times, 21 May 2017
• The second, pure strychnine slipped into a bottle of bicarbonate, did the trick.
  — Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2022
• The optimal pH level for water is 7 to 8.0, and has a high bicarbonate count.
  — Clay Skipper, GQ, 31 May 2018
• The rock reacts with CO2 in the air, sequestering it as bicarbonate, which then washes out to sea.
  — Matt Simon, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2023
• Adding the hydroxide to water allows it to take up CO2 from the air, turning it into bicarbonate.
  — Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 28 June 2018
• That forms bicarbonate, which locks away the carbon by combining it with hydrogen and oxygen atoms.
  — Gregory Barber, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2023
• The kidneys play a significant role in balancing the body’s pH by getting rid of excess acid in urine and regulating the amount of bicarbonate in the bloodstream.
  — Megan Schmidt, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2020
• Apply bicarbonate sprays to prevent the spread of infection.
  — The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 21 July 2015
• The team injected bicarbonate to neutralize the acidity of her blood.
  — Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2021
• Flooding any particular area with too much bicarbonate is one issue, since that could have its own effects on ecosystems.
  — Justine Calma, The Verge, 7 Dec. 2023
• The latter were formed millions of years ago after dead plants and animals mingled with silt, sand or calcium bicarbonate and over time became buried deep under Lake Erie.
  — Leo Deluca, Scientific American, 25 Feb. 2021
• Indeed, adding more bicarbonate to the mix could increase production of harmless shells and other limestone and calcium items.
  — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 11 June 2020
• Exposed to acidified water, sharks quickly began to pump bicarbonate, a base, into their blood to counteract the acid.
  — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian, 21 Dec. 2019
• The statement led to a discussion of alkalinity and hardness in water, of the roles that bicarbonate and calcium and magnesium play in the perceptions of flavor.
  — Bill Addisonrestaurant Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2023
• Brew water containing low levels of both calcium ions and bicarbonate (HCO₃⁻) – that is, soft water – will result in a highly acidic cup, sometimes described as sour.
  — Christopher H. Hendon, Smithsonian, 28 Sep. 2017
• The reason this acid doesn’t corrode your stomach’s lining is because the stomach also produces a protective layer of bicarbonate and mucous.
  — Matt Benoit, Discover Magazine, 18 Feb. 2023
• Both sulfur and bicarbonate sprays can be purchased locally already mixed.
  — oregonlive, 18 June 2022
• His mother died in 1946 after swallowing bicarbonate that had been tainted with poison, one of eight victims of an unscrupulous pharmacist.
  — Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2023
• That drug is sodium bicarbonate solution, aka baking soda, which is used in chemo regimens, as a poison antidote, and to help patients whose blood has veered into acidic ranges, among other uses.
  — Jenn Gidman, Fox News, 23 May 2017
• For early blight, apply potassium bicarbonate (baking soda) sprays starting 2 weeks before the time of year when symptoms would normally first appear.
  — The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 21 July 2015
• When finished, refresh using a homemade fabric refresher (1 oz of bicarbonate of baking soda and 20 drops of your favorite essential oil), Crombie adds.
  — Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 24 Jan. 2023
• Arginine bicarbonate plugs the exposed pores in your teeth for immediate relief, while other ingredients, such as potassium nitrate and strontium chloride, block pain signals to the brain.
  — Joanne Chen, Redbook, 24 July 2017
• Arginine bicarbonate plugs the exposed pores in your teeth for immediate relief, while other ingredients, such as potassium nitrate and strontium chloride, block pain signals to the brain.
  — Joanne Chen, Redbook, 24 July 2017
• Mildews are fungal, so baking soda, potassium bicarbonate and cornmeal tea sprays are effective.
  — Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 22 Apr. 2020
• Your body instantly neutralizes the water upon swallowing, and your stomach acid vastly overpowers that tiny dose of bicarbonate.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 10 Aug. 2023
• Carbon dioxide dissolved in rainwater is turned into bicarbonate, which trickles away in groundwater or rivers and eventually reaches the ocean.
  — Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 22 Feb. 2018
• Further innovation came 10 years later, when baking powder, a mixture of a carbonate or bicarbonate and a weak acid (like tartaric acid, for instance), became available.
  — Robin Mather, chicagotribune.com, 16 July 2019
• If needed, spray with sulfur or potassium bicarbonate, available at nurseries.
  — Debbie Arrington, sacbee.com, 5 May 2017
• Simulations of ocean chemistry are generally good at predicting the fate of bicarbonates.
  — Gregory Barber, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2023
• Quarrying rock has its own localized environmental impact, as could pumping all that extra bicarbonate into the ocean.
  — Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 28 June 2018

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024