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car·bon·ate
(kär′bə-nāt′)tr.v. car·bon·at·ed, car·bon·at·ing, car·bon·ates
1. To charge (a beverage, for example) with carbon dioxide gas.
2. To burn to carbon; carbonize.
3. To change into a carbonate.
n. (-nāt′, -nĭt)
The anionic divalent group CO3, derived from carbonic acid, or a compound containing this group.
car′bon·a′tion n.
car′bon·a′tor n.
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carbonate
n
(Elements & Compounds) a salt or ester of carbonic acid. Carbonate salts contain the divalent ion CO32–
vb
1. (Chemistry) to form or turn into a carbonate
2. (Chemistry) (tr) to treat with carbon dioxide or carbonic acid, as in the manufacture of soft drinks
[C18: from French, from carbone carbon]
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car•bon•ate
(n. ˈkɑr bəˌneɪt, -nɪt; v. -ˌneɪt)n., v. -at•ed, -at•ing. n.
1. a salt or ester of carbonic acid.
v.t. 2. to charge or impregnate with carbon dioxide: carbonated drinks.
[1785–95]
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car·bon·ate
(kär′bə-nāt′)Noun
A compound containing the group CO3. Carbonates include minerals such as calcite and rocks such as limestone.
Verb
To add carbon dioxide to a substance, such as a beverage.
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carbonate
Past participle: carbonated
Gerund: carbonating
| Imperative |
|---|
| carbonate |
| carbonate |
| Present |
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| I carbonate |
| you carbonate |
| he/she/it carbonates |
| we carbonate |
| you carbonate |
| they carbonate |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I carbonated |
| you carbonated |
| he/she/it carbonated |
| we carbonated |
| you carbonated |
| they carbonated |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am carbonating |
| you are carbonating |
| he/she/it is carbonating |
| we are carbonating |
| you are carbonating |
| they are carbonating |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have carbonated |
| you have carbonated |
| he/she/it has carbonated |
| we have carbonated |
| you have carbonated |
| they have carbonated |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was carbonating |
| you were carbonating |
| he/she/it was carbonating |
| we were carbonating |
| you were carbonating |
| they were carbonating |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had carbonated |
| you had carbonated |
| he/she/it had carbonated |
| we had carbonated |
| you had carbonated |
| they had carbonated |
| Future |
|---|
| I will carbonate |
| you will carbonate |
| he/she/it will carbonate |
| we will carbonate |
| you will carbonate |
| they will carbonate |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have carbonated |
| you will have carbonated |
| he/she/it will have carbonated |
| we will have carbonated |
| you will have carbonated |
| they will have carbonated |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be carbonating |
| you will be carbonating |
| he/she/it will be carbonating |
| we will be carbonating |
| you will be carbonating |
| they will be carbonating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been carbonating |
| you have been carbonating |
| he/she/it has been carbonating |
| we have been carbonating |
| you have been carbonating |
| they have been carbonating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been carbonating |
| you will have been carbonating |
| he/she/it will have been carbonating |
| we will have been carbonating |
| you will have been carbonating |
| they will have been carbonating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been carbonating |
| you had been carbonating |
| he/she/it had been carbonating |
| we had been carbonating |
| you had been carbonating |
| they had been carbonating |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would carbonate |
| you would carbonate |
| he/she/it would carbonate |
| we would carbonate |
| you would carbonate |
| they would carbonate |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have carbonated |
| you would have carbonated |
| he/she/it would have carbonated |
| we would have carbonated |
| you would have carbonated |
| they would have carbonated |
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Noun 1. carbonate - a salt or ester of carbonic acid (containing the anion CO3)
ammonium carbonate - a carbonate of ammonium; used in the manufacture of smelling salts and baking powder and ammonium compounds
bicarbonate, hydrogen carbonate - a salt of carbonic acid (containing the anion HCO3) in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced; an acid carbonate
potassium carbonate - a white salt (K2CO3) that is basic in solution; used to make glass and cleansing agents
calcium carbonate - a salt found in nature as chalk or calcite or aragonite or limestone
Eskalith, Lithane, lithium carbonate, Lithonate - a white powder (LiCO3) used in manufacturing glass and ceramics and as a drug; the drug (trade names Lithane or Lithonate or Eskalith) is used to treat some forms of depression and manic episodes of manic-depressive disorder
magnesium carbonate - a very white crystalline salt that occurs naturally as magnesite or as dolomite
salt - a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
Verb 1. carbonate - turn into a carbonate
change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
2. carbonate - treat with carbon dioxide; "Carbonated soft drinks"
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carbonate
n → Karbonat nt
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carbonate
n carbonatoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.