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to carbonate

to carbonate

5.7
To make a compound by joining a substance with carbon dioxide
  • verb
  • /ˈkɑːrbəneɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : carbonatar
  • To make soda, you need to carbonate the water by adding carbon dioxide.

Examples

  • I've got a container here that I built full of beer that instead of using carbon dioxide to carbonate, I've used argon to argonate it.

  • So, you know, but you can carbonate in one of these.

  • But along the way, I've been collecting parts to fix my hunt and carbonate for years.

  • The manufacturer decided to carbonate the new beverage to enhance its taste and texture.

  • You can carbonate fruit juices at home by mixing them with a carbon dioxide source.

Compounds

calcium carbonate
  • Specialized
3 3.9

A white material in rocks like chalk and limestone and in shells that people use to make lime and cement

lithium carbonate
  • Specialized
1 5.8

A white powder used to make glass and ceramics and as medicine for bipolar disorder and some depression

sodium carbonate
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A white powder people use for cleaning and for making glass and soap

ammonium carbonate
  • Specialized
1 6.1

A white solid chemical used in smelling salts and to make bread and cakes rise

lead carbonate
  • Archaic
8.9

A white poisonous powder that contains lead and was used to make paint

magnesium carbonate
  • Specialized
4.4

A white powder that dries hands for sport and reduces stomach acid

hydrogen carbonate
  • Specialized
4.2

A common chemical salt like baking soda that makes carbon dioxide with acid

7.1

A salt that makes cakes rise in baking powder and calms stomach acid

A white salt used in baking and to reduce stomach acid

potassium carbonate
  • Specialized
5.1

A white powder that dissolves in water and is used to make glass, soap, and cleaners

3.2

A white powder used in baking to make dough rise and to stop heartburn

zinc carbonate
  • Specialized
5.1

A white powder used on skin to help irritation and in chemistry

Surface Forms

carbonate infinitive
carbonated past
carbonated past participle
carbonating present participle
carbonates third person singular

Morphology

carbonate = carbon (semi-transparent) = carbon + ate

This is a standard technical verb built from carbon + -ate, but the chemistry-specific meaning is not fully recoverable for many learners.

Etymology

Carbonate as a verb is built from carbon and -ate and originally means 'to make into a carbonate'. This usually happens when a material combines with carbon (often from 'carbon dioxide'), so to carbonate something is to change it into a carbonate.