carbonate -
a salt or ester of carbonic acid (containing the anion CO3)
salt the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth
ammonium carbonate a carbonate of ammonium; used in the manufacture of smelling salts and baking powder and ammonium compounds
bicarbonate,
hydrogen carbonate a salt of carbonic acid (containing the anion HCO3) in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced; an acid carbonate
potassium carbonate a white salt (K2CO3) that is basic in solution; used to make glass and cleansing agents
calcium carbonate a salt found in nature as chalk or calcite or aragonite or limestone
eskalith,
lithane,
lithium carbonate,
lithonate a white powder (LiCO3) used in manufacturing glass and ceramics and as a drug; the drug (trade names Lithane or Lithonate or Eskalith) is used to treat some forms of depression and manic episodes of manic-depressive disorder
Verb
carbonate -
treat with carbon dioxide; "Carbonated soft drinks"
process,
treat subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"
carbonate -
turn into a carbonate
change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
A carbonate is a salt of carbonic acid, characterized by the presence of the carbonate ion, CO2−3. The name may also mean an ester of carbonic acid, an organic compound containing the carbonate group O=C(O-)2. The term is also used as a verb, to describe carbonation: the process of raising the concentrations of carbonate and bicarbonate ions in water to produce carbonated water and other carbonated beverages — either by the addition of carbon dioxide gas under pressure, or by dissolving carbonate or bicarbonate salts into the water.
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carbonate A salt or ester of carbonic acid.\n(Source: CED)
