| carbonate | (n) a salt or ester of carbonic acid (containing the anion CO3) |
| carbonate | (v) turn into a carbonate |
| carbonate | (v) treat with carbon dioxide, Example: Carbonated soft drinks |
| carbonation | (n) saturation with carbon dioxide (as soda water) |
| Carbonatation | n. [ From Carbonate. ] (Sugar Making) The saturation of defecated beet juice with carbonic acid gas. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Carbonate | n. [ Cf. F. carbonate. ] (Chem.) A salt or carbonic acid, as in limestone, some forms of lead ore, etc. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Carbonated | a. Combined or impregnated with carbonic acid. [ 1913 Webster ] |