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carbonate
car·bon·ate
[
krbə nàyt
]
noun
(
plural
car·bon·ates
)
Definition:
1.
chemistry
salt or ester:
a salt or ester of carbonic acid
2.
minerals
mineral:
a mineral composed of carbonates
transitive verb
(
past and past participle
car·bon·at·ed
,
present participle
car·bon·at·ing
,
3rd person present singular
car·bon·ates
)
Definition:
1.
chemistry
change substance into carbonate:
to convert a chemical compound into a carbonate
2.
food industry
make liquid bubbly and gaseous:
to make a liquid bubbly and gaseous by introducing carbon dioxide into it
3.
chemistry
Same as
carbonize
(sense 1)
car·bon·a·tion
[
krbə náysh'n
]
noun
car·bon·a·tor
noun
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car·bon·a·tion [ krbə náysh'n ] nouncar·bon·a·tor noun
