carbonate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any salt or ester of carbonic acid.

verb

To charge (often a beverage) with carbon dioxide.

Pronunciation

käʹbənāt käʹbənət /ˈkɑː(ɹ).bə.neɪt/ /ˈkɑː(ɹ).bə.nət/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-carbonate (noun).wav kärʹbənāt kärʹbənət /ˈkɑɹbəneɪt/ /ˈkɑɹbənət/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-carbonate (verb).wav

Word forms

carbonate carbonates carbonating carbonated

Etymology

From French carbonate, equivalent of carbon + -ate (“suffix used for salts of acids ending in -ic”).

Derived words

biscarbonate borocarbonate carbonate-apatite carbonate ion carbonate of potash carbonate of potassa carbonate of potassium carbonate-orthopyroxenite carbonate strontianite carbonatian carbonatic carbonatite carbonatization carbonatize carbonatogenesis carbonatogenic decacarbonate decarbonate dithiocarbonate dodecacarbonate ethylene carbonate fluorocarbonate heptacarbonate hexacarbonate hydrogen carbonate ion hydroxycarbonate monocarbonate noncarbonate octacarbonate orthocarbonate paleocarbonate pentacarbonate polycarbonate protocarbonate pyrocarbonate recarbonate sesquicarbonate subcarbonate supercarbonate tetracarbonate thiocarbonate tricarbonate carbonatable carbonatation carbonated carbonation carbonator

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