car|bon|ate

car|bon|ate
car|bon|ate «noun. KAHR buh nayt, -niht; verb. KAHR buh nayt», noun, verb, -at|ed, -at|ing.
–n.
a salt or ester of carbonic acid, which contains the bivalent group -CO3, such as calcium carbonate, CaCO3.
–v.t.
1. a) to charge or saturate with carbon dioxide. Soda water is carbonated to make it bubble and fizz. SYNONYM(S): aerate. b) to change into a carbonate.
2. to burn to carbon; char; carbonize.
car´bon|a´tion, noun.

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