carbonation

[ kahr-buh-ney-shuhn ]

noun

1. saturation with carbon dioxide, as in making soda water.
2. reaction with carbon dioxide to remove lime, as in sugar refining.
3. carbonization.

carbonation

/ ˌkɑːbəˈneɪʃən /

noun

1. absorption of or reaction with carbon dioxide
2. another word for carbonization See carbonization

Word History and Origins

Origin of carbonation¹

First recorded in 1650–60; carbonate + -ion

Example Sentences

In their samples, the researchers discovered by-products of two chemical reactions — serpentinization and carbonation — which occur when underground fluids interact with minerals and transform them.

From Science News

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.

From Popular-Science

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.

From Washington Post

Every 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.

From Popular-Science

SodaStream manufactures its trendy home carbonation machines in Mishor Adumim, an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank.

From The Daily Beast