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saleratus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
saler-a-tus
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Sodium bicarbonate.

Uncountable

noun

Potassium bicarbonate.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From New Latin sal + aeratus.

Usage

Inflected Forms

saleratuses (plural) salaeratus (alternative) salæratus (alternative)

Synonyms

bicarbonate of soda sodium hydrogen carbonate sodium bicarbonate baking soda

Questions

What does saleratus mean?
Sodium bicarbonate.
Where does saleratus come from?
From New Latin sal + aeratus.

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