bicarbonate | (noun) a salt of carbonic acid (containing the anion HCO3) in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced; an acid carbonate | Synonyms: hydrogen carbonate |
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bonanza | (noun) a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money) | Synonyms: boom, bunce, godsend, gold rush, gravy, manna from heaven, windfall |
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(noun) an especially rich vein of precious ore | - |
bonavist | (noun) perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pea-like flowers followed by maroon pods of edible seeds; grown as an ornamental and as a vegetable on the Indian subcontinent; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos | Synonyms: Dolichos lablab, Egyptian bean, hyacinth bean, Indian bean, Lablab purpureus |
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carbonado | (noun) a piece of meat (or fish) that has been scored and broiled | - |
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(noun) an inferior dark diamond used in industry for drilling and polishing | Synonyms: black diamond |
carbonara | (noun) sauce for pasta; contains eggs and bacon or ham and grated cheese | - |
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carbonate | (noun) a salt or ester of carbonic acid (containing the anion CO3) | - |
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carbonation | (noun) saturation with carbon dioxide (as soda water) | - |
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carbonator | (noun) a device that carries out carbonation. | Synonyms: soda carbonator, soda maker |
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