carbonate

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See also: Carbonate and carbonaté

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French carbonate. Equivalent of carbon +‎ -ate (suffix used for salts of acids ending in -ic).

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Noun

  • (UK) enPR: käʹbənət, IPA(key): /ˈkɑː(ɹ).bə.nət/
  • (file)
  • (US) enPR: kärʹbənət, IPA(key): /ˈkɑɹbənət/

Verb

  • (UK) enPR: käʹbənāt, IPA(key): /ˈkɑː(ɹ).bə.neɪt/
  • (file)
  • (US) enPR: kärʹbənāt, IPA(key): /ˈkɑɹbəneɪt/

Noun[edit]

carbonate (plural carbonates)

  1. Any salt or ester of carbonic acid.

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Verb[edit]

carbonate (third-person singular simple present carbonates, present participle carbonating, simple past and past participle carbonated)

  1. (transitive) To charge (often a beverage) with carbon dioxide.

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From New Latin carbonatem, from Latin carbō (charcoal, coal).

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Noun[edit]

carbonate m (plural carbonates)

  1. carbonate

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Italian[edit]

Noun[edit]

carbonate f pl

  1. plural of carbonata

Spanish[edit]

Verb[edit]

carbonate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of carbonar combined with te