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Once in the blood, CO2 is rapidly converted into bicarbonate ions as part of a process that maintains pH balance.
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Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 21 Jan. 2025
The air is put into contact with the base stream, turning the CO2 into bicarbonate ions and solid calcium carbonate.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Dec. 2024
Our bodies need to maintain a certain balance of essential minerals to function properly: sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, chloride, phosphate, and bicarbonate.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
But limestone, also known as calcium carbonate, also reacts directly with carbon dioxide in the water, turning it into a stable bicarbonate that sinks to the bottom and keeps the carbon there more or less permanently, allowing the water to absorb more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
—New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2024
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Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 21 Jan. 2025
The air is put into contact with the base stream, turning the CO2 into bicarbonate ions and solid calcium carbonate.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Dec. 2024
Our bodies need to maintain a certain balance of essential minerals to function properly: sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, chloride, phosphate, and bicarbonate.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
But limestone, also known as calcium carbonate, also reacts directly with carbon dioxide in the water, turning it into a stable bicarbonate that sinks to the bottom and keeps the carbon there more or less permanently, allowing the water to absorb more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
—New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Bicarbonate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bicarbonate. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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bicarbonate
noun
bi·car·bon·ate
(ˈ)bī-ˈkär-bə-ˌnāt 
-nət
: an acid carbonate
Medical Definition
bicarbonate
noun
bi·car·bon·ate
(ˈ)bī-ˈkär-bə-ˌnāt, -nət
: an acid carbonate
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