carbonate

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

noun

1. a salt or ester of carbonic acid.

verb (used with object)

, car·bon·at·ed, car·bon·at·ing.

1. to form into a carbonate.
2. to charge or impregnate with carbon dioxide:

   carbonated drinks.

3. to make sprightly; enliven.

carbonate

noun

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

verb

1. to form or turn into a carbonate
2. tr to treat with carbon dioxide or carbonic acid, as in the manufacture of soft drinks

carbonate

/ kär′bə-nāt′ /

Noun

1. A salt or ester of carbonic acid, containing the group CO 3 . 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).
2. Any other compound containing the group CO 3 . Carbonates include minerals such as calcite and aragonite.
3. 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

1. To add carbon dioxide to a substance, such as a beverage.

Other Words From

• carbon·ator noun
• non·carbo·nate noun
• non·carbo·nated adjective
• semi·carbon·ate adjective
• un·carbon·ated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of carbonate¹

1785–95; carbon(ic acid) + -ate ², later taken as -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of carbonate¹

C18: from French, from carbone carbon

Example Sentences

Chinese companies refine the spodumene into solid lithium, and into the two lithium compounds used in batteries - lithium hydroxide and lithium carbonate.

From BBC

The researchers gave eight patients with a reported inability to burp a “belch provocation” in the form of carbonated water, and used pressure sensors to observe how their throats moved.

From Salon

Some people do find that carbonated beverages cause some stomach upset.

From Salon

When the carbon meets other elements found in the basalt, a reaction kicks off and it solidifies, locking it away as carbonate minerals.

From BBC

Extreme heat is causing canned carbonated drinks to explode while being opened by flight attendants on some Southwest Airlines flights, according to airline officials.

From Los Angeles Times