Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun saleratus

1 sense of saleratus

Sense 1
bicarbonate of soda, sodium hydrogen carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, baking soda, saleratus -- (a white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent drinks and in baking powders and as an antacid)
       => bicarbonate, hydrogen carbonate -- (a salt of carbonic acid (containing the anion HCO3) in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced; an acid carbonate)