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 Meaning of CARBONATE
| Pronunciation: |  | 'kârbu`neyt 
 
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[n]  a salt or ester of carbonic acid  [v]  treat with carbon dioxide; "Carbonated soft drinks"  [v]  turn into a carbonate   |  |  |  |  | Sponsored Links: |  |  |  |  |  |  | See Also: |  | ammonium carbonate, bicarbonate, change, Eskalith, hydrogen carbonate, Lithane, lithium carbonate, Lithonate, process, salt, treat |  |     |  |  Webster's 1913 Dictionary |  |  |  |  | Definition: |  | \Car"bon*ate\, n. [Cf. F. carbonate.] (Chem.)
A salt or carbonic acid, as in limestone, some forms of lead
ore, etc.
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