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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
Example
You can carbonate water by adding carbon dioxide.
The brewing process has carbonated the beer naturally.
The soda machine is currently carbonating the beverages for customers.
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
Example
In the laboratory, scientists carbonate water by passing carbon dioxide gas through it.
By reacting sodium hydroxide with carbon dioxide, it is possible to carbonate sodium hydroxide.
The chemist carbonated the solution by introducing sodium carbonate.
Carbonate
01
a salt or ester of carbonic acid (containing the anion CO3)
word family
carbon
Noun
carbonate
Verb
carbonated
Adjective
carbonation
Noun
decarbonate
Verb
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