Carbonate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɑː(ɹ).bə.neɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Carbonate is a noun meaning Any salt or ester of carbonic acid.
Meaning
Any salt or ester of carbonic acid.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To charge (often a beverage) with carbon dioxide.
Example Sentences
A sample of carbon removed from the ocean in the solid form of calcium carbonate and magnesium hydroxide from UCLA's SeaChange program -- now known as Equatic -- in 2023.
McCoy’s team, including 66 researchers across four continents, found the salt and minerals left behind as water on Bennu, or its larger parent asteroid, evaporated. The minerals include sodium phosphates, carbonates, sulfates, chlorides and fluorides, some of which are necessary to the formation of life.
Word Forms
- carbonates
- carbonating
- carbonated
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include soda, ammonium, fluorapatite, apatite, fizz, effervesce.
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