Carbonate is used in the names of some substances that are formed from carbonic acid, which is a compound of carbon dioxide and water.
...1,500 milligrams of calcium carbonate.
...carbonate of ammonia solution. [+ of]
carbonate in British English
noun (ˈkɑːbəˌneɪt, -nɪt)
1.
a salt or ester of carbonic acid. Carbonate salts contain the divalent ion CO32–
verb (ˈkɑːbəˌneɪt)
2.
to form or turn into a carbonate
3. (transitive)
to treat with carbon dioxide or carbonic acid, as in the manufacture of soft drinks
Word origin
C18: from French, from carbonecarbon
carbonate in American English
(ˈkɑrbənɪt; also, and for v. always, ˈkɑrbəˌneɪt)
noun
1.
a salt of carbonic acid containing the divalent, negative radical CO3
2.
an uncharged ester of this acid
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈcarbonˌated or ˈcarbonˌating
3. Obsolete
to burn to carbon; carbonize
4.
to charge with carbon dioxide
carbonated drinks
5.
to form into a carbonate
Word origin
Fr: see carbon & -ate2
Examples of 'carbonate' in a sentence
carbonate
Calcium carbonate textured the walls like coral, and stalactites hung from the ceiling like lone fangs.
Gregg Andrew Hurwitz MINUTES TO BURN (2001)
All related terms of 'carbonate'
carbonate rock
Carbonate rock is a sedimentary rock which is composed mainly of calcium carbonate (CaCO₃).
ammonium carbonate
an unstable pungent soluble white powder that is a double salt of ammonium bicarbonate and ammonium carbamate : used in the manufacture of baking powder, smelling salts, and ammonium compounds. Formula: (NH 4 )HCO 3 .(NH 4 )CO 2 NH 2
calcium carbonate
a white crystalline salt occurring in limestone , chalk , marble , calcite , coral , and pearl : used in the production of lime and cement . Formula: CaCO 3
hydrogen carbonate
a salt of carbonic acid containing the ion HCO 3 – ; an acid carbonate
lithium carbonate
a white crystalline solid used in the treatment of manic-depressive illness and mania . Formula: Li 2 CO 3 . Lithium citrate is also sometimes used for this purpose
sodium carbonate
a colourless or white odourless soluble crystalline compound existing in several hydrated forms and used in the manufacture of glass , ceramics , soap , and paper and as an industrial and domestic cleansing agent . It is made by the Solvay process and commonly obtained as the decahydrate ( washing soda or sal soda) or a white anhydrous powder (soda ash ). Formula: Na 2 CO 3
magnesium carbonate
a white powder, MgCO 3 , insoluble in water and alcohol , soluble in acids, used in dentifrices and cosmetics , in medicine as an antacid , and as a refractory material
potassium carbonate
a white odourless substance used in making glass and soft soap and as an alkaline cleansing agent . Formula: K 2 CO 3