carbonate
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carbonate¹
- /ˈkɑː(ɹ).bə.neɪt/ UK
- /ˈkɑː(ɹ).bə.nət/ UK
- /ˈkɑɹbəneɪt/ US
- /ˈkɑɹbənət/ US
Where it comes from
From French carbonate, equivalent of carbon + -ate (“suffix used for salts of acids ending in -ic”).
noun carbonates
- Any salt or ester of carbonic acid. A sample of carbon removed from the ocean in the solid form of calcium carbonate and magnesium hydroxide from UCLA's SeaChange program -- now known as Equatic -- in 2023.
carbonate²
- /ˈkɑː(ɹ).bə.neɪt/ UK
- /ˈkɑɹbəneɪt/ US
verb carbonates · carbonating · carbonated
- To charge (often a beverage) with carbon dioxide.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: soda, ammonium, fluorapatite, apatite, fizz, effervesce, bubble, gas, aerate, gasify, sparge, saturate, infuse, impregnate, inject, charge
Translations
Talk about this word "carbonate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/carbonate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. carbonate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/carbonate "carbonate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/carbonate.Cite this
@misc{carbonate_2026,
title = {carbonate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/carbonate},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
