Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

It offers several advantages over other petroleum-based carbonates such as ethylene and propylene carbonates, which are key electrolyte carriers in lithium batteries.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2024

The carbonates suggested changes in water content that fit the primitive composition, while the olivine is a product of thermal decomposition of phyllosilicates at extreme temperatures.

From Science Daily • Nov. 28, 2023

Take limestone, a chalky rock rich in minerals called carbonates.

From National Geographic • Oct. 12, 2023

We capture carbon using a process called aqueous mineralization, where an alkaline solution is exposed to atmosphere, causing the formation of carbonates.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2023

Like Venus, the Earth also has about 90 atmospheres of carbon dioxide; but it resides in the crust as limestone and other carbonates, not in the atmosphere.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan