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to carbonate

to carbonate

1 5.7
To make a compound by joining a substance with carbon dioxide
  • verb
  • /ˈkɑːrbəneɪt/
  • Specialized
: 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
6 3.9

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

sodium carbonate
  • Specialized
2 3.9

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

lithium carbonate
  • Specialized
1 5.8

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

potassium carbonate
  • Specialized
1 5.1

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

ammonium carbonate
  • Specialized
1 6.1

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

zinc carbonate
  • Specialized
1 5.1

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

magnesium carbonate
  • Specialized
1 4.4

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

lead carbonate
  • Archaic
1 8.9

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

hydrogen carbonate
  • Specialized
1 4.2

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

1 4.5

A white salt used in baking and to reduce stomach acid

7.1

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

3.2

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

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.