saleratus

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Definition of saleratus

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noun

(uncountable, usually)Sodium bicarbonate.

“She spent nearly two hours firing up the oven and trying to raise a loaf of wheat bread with saleratus, the only leavening she could find.”

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noun

(uncountable, usually)Sodium bicarbonate.

“She spent nearly two hours firing up the oven and trying to raise a loaf of wheat bread with saleratus, the only leavening she could find.”
(uncountable, usually)Potassium bicarbonate.

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From New Latin sal + aeratus.

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