saleratus
/ˌsaləˈreɪtəs
/noun [mass noun] US dated
Sodium bicarbonate (or sometimes potassium bicarbonate) as the main ingredient of baking powder.Saleratus was adopted by the medical community as a safe and effective treatment for acid stomach....
- Industrially saleratus was made by combining pearlash with carbonic acid. However pioneers heading west did manage to stumble across naturally-occurring deposits of it from time to time (Saleratus Lake, Wyoming was one such place).
Origin
Mid 19th century: from modern Latin sal aeratus 'aerated salt'.
- over-harshly
- over-harshness
- overharvest
- overharvesting
- over-haste
- overhastened
- overhastily
- over-hastiness
- overhasty
- overhaul
- overhauler
- Overhauser effect
- overhead
- overhead camshaft
- overhead locker
- overhead projector
- overhead transparency
- overhead valve
- overheap
- overhear
- overhearer
- overheat
- over-heaviness
- over-heavy
- overheight