/kɑˈɹbʌnejˌt/ - [karbuneyt] - car•bon•ate
We found 9 definitions of carbonate from 6 different sources.
NounPlural: carbonates |
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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 |
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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" |