carbonate

/'kɑ:bənit/

Thân thiện

The chemist adds carbonate to the solution in the beaker.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A salt or ester of carbonic acid: A chemical compound containing the carbonate ion (CO₃²⁻), often formed by the reaction of carbonic acid with a base or metal.
   • A mineral or rock composed primarily of such salts: A naturally occurring substance, such as limestone or calcite.

2. Verb:

   • To impregnate or treat with carbon dioxide gas: To dissolve carbon dioxide in a liquid, typically under pressure, creating effervescence.
   • To convert into a carbonate: To cause a substance to react and form a carbonate salt, often through a chemical process like carbonation.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:

  • Calcium carbonate is a common compound found in seashells and limestone.
  • The geologist identified the white rock as a carbonate.

• Verb:

  • The company uses a special process to carbonate the water for its beverages.
  • Over long periods, water can carbonate certain minerals, altering their chemical structure.

Advanced Usage

• "Carbonate of": A phrase used in older or chemical nomenclature to specify the base element in the compound.
  • They analyzed a sample of carbonate of lime.
• In geology: Used to describe rocks or sediments formed from carbonate minerals.
  • The ancient sea bed is composed of carbonate rocks.

Variants and Related Words

• Carbonated (adj): Describing a liquid into which carbon dioxide has been dissolved.
  • Carbonated water is bubbly.
• Carbonation (n): The process of dissolving carbon dioxide in a liquid, or the effervescence resulting from it.
  • The carbonation gives the soda its fizz.
• Bicarbonate (n): A related compound containing the anion HCO₃⁻.
  • Sodium bicarbonate is used in baking.

Synonyms

• Fizz (informal, for the verb sense related to drinks): To make bubbly.
• Effervesce (verb): To give off bubbles of gas.
• Chalk (noun, for specific forms like calcium carbonate).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

(Note: "Carbonate" is not commonly used with phrasal verbs. The actions are typically expressed directly.)

Related Idioms

(Note: There are no common idioms directly featuring the word "carbonate.")

Học thuật

Noun

1. a salt or ester of carbonic acid (containing the anion CO3)

Verb

1. treat with carbon dioxide
   • Carbonated soft drinks
2. turn into a carbonate