Bicarbonates differ from carbonates in containing twice as much carbonic acid. Bicarburets, bisulphurets, and bitartrates are words formed on the same plan; but in recent chemical nomenclature, the prefix bi- has been superseded by di-. See CHEMISTRY.
Bicarbonates
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 2: Beaugency to Cataract, p. 134
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