In medicine, bicarbonate usually refers to bicarbonate of soda (sodium bicarbonate, baking soda), a white powder that is a common ingredient in antacids. Also, the bicarbonate level is an indirect measure of the acidity of the blood that is determined when electrolytes are tested. The normal serum range for bicarbonate is 22'30 mmol/liter.

A compound containing the bicarbonate ion [HCOO-]. The term is commonly used to refer to the ion itself. Bicarbonates are common constituents of drilling fluids. The ions are in equilibrium with carbo [..]

1814, bi-carbonate of potash, apparently coined by English chemist William Hyde Wollaston (1766-1828), from bi- + carbonate.

An alkaline molecule, generated in the body from carbon dioxide, and functioning as a reservoir to adjust for increases in acidity from metabolic activity.

(n) a salt of carbonic acid (containing the anion HCO3) in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced; an acid carbonate

A White, crystalline powder that is commonly used as a pH buffering agent, an electrolyte replenisher, systemic alkalizer and in topical cleansing Solutions.

alkalinity

Essential for regulating vital functions and one of the important buffers necessary to maintain normal acid-base balance in the body. Body metabolism results in mainly acid production, and neutralizin [..]

A central buffering agent in blood.

An ion or salt of carbonic acid, containing hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen (HC03