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carbonation
[ kahr-buh-ney-shuhn ]
/ ˌkɑr bəˈneɪ ʃən /
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noun
saturation with carbon dioxide, as in making soda water.
reaction with carbon dioxide to remove lime, as in sugar refining.
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How to use carbonation in a sentence
Smaller beers, he explains, by virtue of being quicker to drink, are more likely to maintain the right temperature and carbonation level for the time it takes to drink them.
Soda manufacturers can use it to fizz their drinks — something a Swiss customer of Climeworks did a few years ago when there was a carbonation shortage.
The world’s biggest plant to capture CO2 from the air just opened in Iceland|Michael Birnbaum|September 8, 2021|Washington PostEvery time you open the bottle carbonation is gradually reduced, so if you like to sip your seltzer you might want to also pick up a few of SodaStream’s ½ liter size to avoid flatness.
These pieces of kitchen gear make excellent gifts|PopSci Commerce Team|October 6, 2020|Popular-ScienceSodaStream manufactures its trendy home carbonation machines in Mishor Adumim, an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank.
Why Oxfam Should Drop Scarlett Johansson For Her Pro-SodaStream Stance|Ali Abunimah|January 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for carbonation
carbonation
/ (ˌkɑːbəˈneɪʃən) /
noun
absorption of or reaction with carbon dioxide
another word for carbonizationSee carbonization
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