carbonate

[ noun kahr-buh-neyt, -nit; verb kahr-buh-neyt ]

/ noun ˈkɑr bəˌneɪt, -nɪt; verb ˈkɑr bəˌneɪt /

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noun

a salt or ester of carbonic acid.

verb (used with object), car·bon·at·ed, car·bon·at·ing.

to form into a carbonate.

to charge or impregnate with carbon dioxide: carbonated drinks.

to make sprightly; enliven.

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Origin of carbonate

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

OTHER WORDS FROM carbonate

car·bon·a·tor, nounnon·car·bo·nate, nounnon·car·bo·nat·ed, adjectivesem·i·car·bon·ate, adjective

un·car·bon·at·ed, adjective

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How to use carbonate in a sentence

So it carbonates all of these, I'd say latent desires, to have more meaning in his life.
'About a Boy' Star David Walton Is No Hugh Grant, in the Best Way|Kevin Fallon|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It carbonates water for you, so you have club soda any time you want.
The 2012 Holiday Kitchen Gift Guide|Megan McArdle|December 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The carbonates are occasionally partially hydrolyzed to basic carbonates.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2.|Julius Stieglitz
The result will be an insoluble portion consisting of carbonates of lead and baryta, and of metallic silver.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth

Mineral matters are inorganic, being chlorides, carbonates or phosphates of calcium, sodium and potassium.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson
Silver and carbonates were later found in the vicinity of Breckenridge.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume 28|Various
Carbonates of lime, of magnesia, and a trace of carbonate of iron.
Catholic World, Vol. XIII, April to September, 1871|Various

British Dictionary definitions for carbonate

carbonate

noun (ˈkɑːbəˌneɪt, -nɪt)

a salt or ester of carbonic acid. Carbonate salts contain the divalent ion CO 3 2–

verb (ˈkɑːbəˌneɪt)

to form or turn into a carbonate

(tr) to treat with carbon dioxide or carbonic acid, as in the manufacture of soft drinks

Word Origin for carbonate

C18: from French, from carbone carbon

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Scientific definitions for carbonate

carbonate

[ kär′bə-nāt′ ]

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.