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carbonara |
carbonarism |
carbonaro |
carbonatation |
carbonate
| carbonated
| carbonated water
| carbonation
| carbondale
| carbone
carbonate
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun carbonate has 1 sense
- carbonate(n = noun.substance) Array - a salt or ester of carbonic acid (containing the anion CO3); Array has particulars: ammonium carbonate, bicarbonate, hydrogen carbonate, potassium carbonate, calcium carbonate, eskalith, lithane, lithium carbonate, lithonate, magnesium carbonate
is a kind of salt
Derived forms verb carbonate2, verb carbonate1
Verb carbonate has 2 senses
- carbonate(v = verb.stative) Array - turn into a carbonate; Array is one way to change
- carbonate(v = verb.change) Array - treat with carbon dioxide; "Carbonated soft drinks" is one way to process, treat
Derived forms noun carbon1, noun carbonate1, noun carbonic acid1
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
Derived forms noun carbon dioxide1, noun carbonate1, noun carbonation1
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
CIDE DICTIONARY
carbonate, n. [Cf. F. carbonate.].
A salt or carbonic acid, as in limestone, some forms of lead ore, etc. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
carbonate, n. & v.
--n. Chem. a salt of carbonic acid.
--v.tr.
1 impregnate with carbon dioxide; aerate.
2 convert into a carbonate.
--n. Chem. a salt of carbonic acid.
--v.tr.
1 impregnate with carbon dioxide; aerate.
2 convert into a carbonate.
Derivative
carbonation n.
Etymology
F carbonat f. mod.L carbonatum (as CARBON)
THESAURUS
carbonate
acetify, acidify, acidulate, aerate, aerify, alkalify, alkalize, atomize, borate, catalyze, chemical, chlorinate, distill, electrolyze, emit, etherify, etherize, evaporate, exhale, ferment, fluidize, fractionate, fume, fumigate, gasify, give off, homopolymerize, hydrate, hydrogenate, hydroxylate, isomerize, nitrate, oxidize, oxygenate, pepsinate, perfume, peroxidize, phosphatize, polymerize, reduce, reek, send out, smoke, spray, steam, sublimate, sublime, sulfate, sulfatize, sulfonate, vaporize, volatilize, work
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