carbonatorn.
/ˈkɑːbəneɪtə/, U.S. /ˈkɑrbəˌneɪdər/ An apparatus or piece of equipment used for carbonation. Also: a person employed in carbonating liquids.
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1841 Mechanics' Mag. 4 Dec. 448/2 The masses of black ash, or impure carbonate of soda,..are placed in layers of about 3 or 4 inches deep in a close vessel of stone or iron, called a carbonator.
1896 Voice (N.Y.) 21 May 4/5 (title) American Bottler and Carbonator.
1921 Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) §459 Carbonator..runs a specified quantity of carbonic acid gas, in solution, into beer.
1935 Discovery Dec. 363/1 The juice with the milk of lime then passes into the first carbonators where it is treated with carbon dioxide gas.
1990 Beverage World Periscope Ed. (Nexis) 31 Mar. 6 Valentine, perhaps to the surprise of some carbonators, does not sprout fangs when discussing the soft drink business.
2007 Chem. Engin. Jrnl. 129 76/2 If kinetic considerations require operating the carbonator at above ambient temperature, solar energy may be also incorporated to pre-heat the air.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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