effervescent salts
ef·fer·ves·cent salts
preparations made by adding sodium bicarbonate and tartaric and citric acids to the active salt; when thrown into water the acids break up the sodium bicarbonate, setting free the carbonic acid gas.
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ef·fer·ves·cent salts
(ef'ĕr-ves'ĕnt sawlts)Preparations made by adding sodium bicarbonate and tartaric and citric acids to the active salt; when thrown into water, the acids break up the sodium bicarbonate, setting free carbonic acid gas.
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