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to carbonate
01
to add carbon dioxide to something, often to make it fizzy or create a chemical change
Transitive: to carbonate a liquid
Examples
You can carbonate water by adding carbon dioxide.
02
to convert a substance into a carbonate compound by reacting with carbon dioxide or a carbonate source
Transitive: to carbonate a substance or solution
Examples
In the laboratory, scientists carbonate water by passing carbon dioxide gas through it.
Carbonate
01
a salt or ester of carbonic acid (containing the anion CO3)
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