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bəˌneɪt, -nɪt; noun
1.
a salt or ester of carbonic acid.
verb (used with object)
2.
to form into a carbonate.
3.
to charge or impregnate with carbon dioxide: carbonated drinks.
4.
to make sprightly; enliven.
Related forms
car·bon·a·tor, noun
non·car·bo·nate, noun
non·car·bo·nat·ed, adjective
sem·i·car·bon·ate, adjective
un·car·bon·at·ed, adjective
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World English Dictionary
| carbonate | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a salt or ester of carbonic acid. Carbonate salts contain the divalent ion CO32-- |
| —vb | |
| 2. | to form or turn into a carbonate |
| 3. | (tr) to treat with carbon dioxide or carbonic acid, as in the manufacture of soft drinks |
| [C18: from French, from carbone | |
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Word Origin & History
carbonate
1794, from Fr. carbonate, from Mod.L. carbonatem "a carbonated (substance)," from L. carbo (see carbon). The old name for carbon dioxide was carbonic acid (1791), hence, carbonated "containing carbon dioxide" (1858).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
carbonate car·bon·ate (kär'bə-nāt')
n.
A salt or ester of carbonic acid.
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
| carbonate (kär'bə-nāt') Pronunciation Key
Noun
Verb To add carbon dioxide to a substance, such as a beverage. |
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Example sentences
The corals thrived when calcium carbonate was added to the water but did poorly without it.
In sediment cores the period shows up as a layer of red clay sandwiched between two white layers of calcium carbonate.
Composed of calcium carbonate leached from dripping water, the stalagmite preserves a record of rainfall in this region.
The team studied the saturation levels of aragonite, a form of calcium carbonate that drops as acidity of seawater rises.
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