CARBONATE

Carbonate

In chemistry, a carbonate is a salt of carbonic acid, characterized by the presence of the carbonate ion, . The name may also mean an ester of carbonic acid, an organic compound containing the carbonate group C2.

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carbonate

Noun

  1. Any salt or ester of carbonic acid.

Verb

  1. To charge (often a beverage) with carbon dioxide.


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