carbonates

[n. kahr-buh-neyt, -nit; v. kahr-buh-neyt]

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noun

a salt or ester of carbonic acid.

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verb (used with object)

to form into a carbonate.

to charge or impregnate with carbon dioxide: carbonated drinks.

to make sprightly; enliven.

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Origin:
1785–95; carbon(ic acid) + -ate², later taken as -ate¹

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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carbonate

(kär'bə-nāt') Pronunciation Key
Noun

A salt or ester of carbonic acid, containing the group CO₃. The reaction of carbonic acid with a metal results in a salt (such as sodium carbonate), and the reaction of carbonic acid with an organic compound results in an ester (such as diethyl carbonate).
Any other compound containing the group CO₃. Carbonates include minerals such as calcite and aragonite.
Sediment or a sedimentary rock formed by the precipitation of organic or inorganic carbon from an aqueous solution of carbonates of calcium, magnesium, or iron. Limestone is a carbonate rock.

Verb To add carbon dioxide to a substance, such as a beverage.

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