baking soda

NOUN

raising agent

Synonyms

WEAK

bicarbonate of soda saleratus sodium bicarbonate

Example Sentences

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This designation is shared by everyday ingredients such as salt, vinegar, and baking soda.

From Science Daily • Jan. 13, 2026

A new, legal supplement made of baking soda helps quiet screaming muscles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

Homegrown hacks - tea bags in shoes, sprinkling baking soda, spraying deodorant - weren't cutting it.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025

At the Will Rogers State Beach site, workers submerged the recovered batteries in a brine solution made of table salt and baking soda.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2025

There’s a heap of rags, a few bars of soap, and a carton of baking soda in the indoor lavatory, Miss Larsen tells me, in case you want to freshen up.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline