Carbonate

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Carbonate \Car"bon*ate\, n. [Cf. F. carbonate.] (Chem.)
     A salt or carbonic acid, as in limestone, some forms of lead
     ore, etc.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  carbonate
       n : a salt or ester of carbonic acid (containing the anion CO3)
       v 1: treat with carbon dioxide; "Carbonated soft drinks"
       2: turn into a carbonate

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  53 Moby Thesaurus words for "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