carbonation

4 3.3

The gas bubbles in drinks like soda that make them fizzy

noun
/ˌkɑːrbəˈneɪʃən/

: carbonatación

When you drink soda, the carbonation makes it bubbly and refreshing.
carbonation reactions
result of carbonation

Fun fact, I know one of OK carbonation and this is not a great combat.

Examples

I am presently waiting on a Belgian ale to finish carbonation (already having fermented).

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Goes down smooth with no carbonation, which makes it easy to drink all day long.
I get the hiccups when I first drink carbonation.

Greenberg (2010)
It tastes like white wine with a little bit of bubbles, a little bit of carbonation, just like water.
The last step in the brewing process is filtration, and then carbonation.

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ME: Belgian Pale Ale pours a copper color with the head and carbonation level you'd expect from a mass-produced product.

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The hops in Peeper Pale emphasize clarity rather than aggressiveness, and a fine carbonation accentuates this Pale Ale's refreshing nature.

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The carbonation in sparkling water creates a delightful fizz in every sip.
Too much carbonation can make some drinks difficult to enjoy without burping.

Compounds

carbonation system

Specialized

6.5

A machine that adds gas to drinks to make them fizzy

How Fizzy

effervescence

Specialized

2 7.4

carbonation

4 3.3

to fizz

3 3.0

Surface Forms

carbonation singular

carbonations plural

Morphology

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

The word is built from the recognizable base 'carbonate' plus '-ion', but the specialized chemistry meaning is less obvious than a fully compositional everyday noun.

Etymology

The word carbonation comes from carbon, a Latin word for 'coal', and refers to adding carbon dioxide, a gas, into a drink. So, carbonation is the process of putting tiny gas bubbles into a liquid to make it 'fizzy'.