carbonationn.
/ˌkɑːbəˈneɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌkɑrbəˈneɪʃ(ə)n/ Impregnation or treatment with carbon dioxide; conversion into a carbonate.
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1813 Emporium Arts & Sci. (Philadelphia) June 55 Having so far considered crude iron, in regard to its fusibility, and the facility with which it becomes changed into various degrees of carbonation or oxygenation.
1852 De Bow's Rev. Mar. 287 Difficulties [in sugar refining]..such as caromelization [sic], carbonation, &c.
1881 Daily News 6 June 3/2 Defecation of the beet juice with lime, carbonation with carbonic acid.
1944 Jrnl. Amer. Chem. Soc. 66 863/1 Carbonation occurred at the methyl group of methyl ethyl ketone, rather than at the methylene group.
1950 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) A. 243 148 The formation of calcium carbonate by carbonation of solutions of calcium oxide in sugar syrups.
2003 Food & Drink Summer 136/1 A second fermentation in the bottle gives the beer a robust carbonation and contributes to its natural haziness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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