carbonate
noun · verb
Simple meaning
To add fizzy gas to a drink.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈkɑɹbəneɪt
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Definition
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noun
A salt or ester of carbonic acid (containing the anion CO3)
“Calcium carbonate is the main ingredient in many common antacid tablets.”
verb
Treat with carbon dioxide
transitive
To charge (often a beverage) with carbon dioxide.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C1 · Advanced (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Formality
- Technical
Word Aura™
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This meaning: A salt or ester of carbonic acid (containing the anion CO3)
Used this way, carbonate is a common word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
“Calcium carbonate is the main ingredient in many common antacid tablets.”
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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Compound terms
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Effervescent beverage artificially charged with carbon dioxide.
A salt found in nature as chalk or calcite or aragonite or limestone.
A salt of carbonic acid (containing the anion HCO3) in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced.
A poisonous white pigment that contains lead.
A white powder (LiCO3) used in manufacturing glass and ceramics and as a drug.
A carbonate of ammonium.
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