carbonate

Pronunciation

noun

• (US) enPR: kärʹbənət, IPA ^(key): /ˈkɑrbənət/
• (UK) enPR: käʹbənət, IPA ^(key): /ˈkɑː(r).bə.nət/

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verb

• (US) enPR: kärʹbənāt, IPA ^(key): /ˈkɑrbəneɪt/
• (UK) enPR: käʹbənāt, IPA ^(key): /ˈkɑː(r).bə.neɪt/

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Noun

Singular carbonate

Plural carbonates

1. (countable) A carbonate is any salt that contains carbonic acid.

Verb

Plain form carbonate

Third-person singular carbonates

Past tense carbonated

Past participle carbonated

Present participle carbonating

1. (transitive) If you carbonate a liquid, you add carbon dioxide into it.

Related words

• carbonated
• carbonation