Definition of carbonate Carbonate

/kɑˈɹbʌnejˌt/ - [karbuneyt] - car•bon•ate

We found 9 definitions of carbonate from 6 different sources.

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What does carbonate mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: carbonates

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

carboneats, carboneating, carboneaten  

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"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • carbonate (Noun)
    Any salt or ester of carbonic acid .
  • carbonate (Verb)
    To charge often a beverage with carbon dioxide .

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • carbonate (n.)
    A salt or carbonic acid, as in limestone, some forms of lead ore, etc.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • carbonate
    A salt or ester of carbonic acid.\n(Source: CED)

Wikipedia Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • A carbonate is a chemical compound that is made of carbon and oxygen. When added to an acid, a carbonate will produce carbon dioxide, water and a chemical salt.

Part of speech

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  • carbonate, verb, present, 1st person singular of carbonate (infinitive).
  • carbonate, verb (infinitive).
  • carbonate, noun, singular of carbonates.

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