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carbonic acid

–noun
the acid, H2CO3, formed when carbon dioxide dissolves in water, known in the form of its salts and esters, the carbonates.

Origin:
1785–95
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car·bon·ic acid   (kär-bŏn'ĭk)   
n.  A weak, unstable acid, H2CO3, present in solutions of carbon dioxide in water.
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Main Entry: carbonic acid
Function: noun
: a weak dibasic acid H2CO3 known only in solution that reacts with bases to form carbonates
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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