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to carbonate

to carbonate

1 4.7
To add carbon dioxide to a drink to make it fizzy
  • verb
  • /ˈkɑːrbəneɪt/
translation icon : carbonatar
  • We have straight up milk that has just been carbonated with no added fruit, unfruited fuzzy milk.
  • carbonate the water

Examples

  • How is he gonna carbonate the drinking fountains?

  • Give it to me and I'll use it to force-carbonate my beer.

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  • He decided to carbonate the water to make it fizzy and refreshing.

  • For our party, we will carbonate the drinks to add some sparkle.

  • You can carbonate your water at home with a soda maker.

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

How Fizzy

to carbonate
1 4.7
to degas
  • Specialized
8.5

Surface Forms

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

Morphology

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

The meaning 'add carbon dioxide to a liquid' is a technical extension of carbon + -ate, but it is not fully obvious without prior knowledge.

Etymology

Carbonate can also mean 'to add carbon dioxide', especially to a drink. Think of the same carbon in 'carbonated' drinks that gives the fizz, so to carbonate a beverage is to make it bubbly.