Carbonate
/ˈkɑɹbəneɪt/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any salt or ester of carbonic acid.
"A sample of carbon removed from the ocean in the solid form of calcium carbonate and magnesium hydroxide from UCLA's SeaChange program -- now known as Equatic -- in 2023."
- 2 a salt or ester of carbonic acid (containing the anion CO3) wordnet
Verb
- 1 To charge (often a beverage) with carbon dioxide. transitive
- 2 treat with carbon dioxide wordnet
- 3 turn into a carbonate wordnet
Example
More examples"Ammonium carbonate is an organic compound."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From French carbonate, equivalent of carbon + -ate (“suffix used for salts of acids ending in -ic”).
Etymology 2
From carbon + -ate (verb-forming suffix).