Meanings of alkaline carbonates in English

Certain vegetable salts are converted into alkaline carbonates, and thus correct the acidity.

The alkaline carbonates are soluble in water; the rest, with the exception of the bicarbonates, are insoluble therein.

The alkaline carbonates have but little action on wool, none if used dilute and at temperatures below 120° F.

Nevertheless, alkalies in general, alkaline carbonates, liquor potassa, soaps, etc., aid in rendering fat more soluble, and consequently more susceptible to attack.

Alkaline carbonates-suchas washing soda, for instance-precipitatehydrate of alumina, which does not dissolve in an excess of the reagents, and carbon dioxide is evolved.