carbonate

• POS: Noun, Verb (usu participle), Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: car=bon=ate

CIDE DICTIONARY

carbonate, n. [Cf. F. carbonate.].

 A salt or carbonic acid, as in limestone, some forms of lead ore, etc.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

carbonate, n. & v.
--n. Chem. a salt of carbonic acid.
--v.tr.
1 impregnate with carbon dioxide; aerate.
2 convert into a carbonate.

Derivative

carbonation n.

Etymology

F carbonat f. mod.L carbonatum (as CARBON)

THESAURUS

carbonate

acetify, acidify, acidulate, aerate, aerify, alkalify, alkalize, atomize, borate, catalyze, chemical, chlorinate, distill, electrolyze, emit, etherify, etherize, evaporate, exhale, ferment, fluidize, fractionate, fume, fumigate, gasify, give off, homopolymerize, hydrate, hydrogenate, hydroxylate, isomerize, nitrate, oxidize, oxygenate, pepsinate, perfume, peroxidize, phosphatize, polymerize, reduce, reek, send out, smoke, spray, steam, sublimate, sublime, sulfate, sulfatize, sulfonate, vaporize, volatilize, work