carbonic acid
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carbonic acid
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A weak unstable acid, H₂CO₃, known only in solution, and as carbonate salts; it is present in carbonated drinks, and sparkling wine, but decomposes to form carbon dioxide and water.
Had she lived now, she would have talked of the last delightful lecture on gas, or the charming new treatise on carbonic acid; she would have studied German, and delighted in the society of "talented people."
Similar: H₂CO₃
- Carbon dioxide.
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noun A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
| Español | ácido carbónico |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 탄산 tansan |
| 日本語 | 炭酸 tansan |
| 中文 | 碳酸 tànsuān |
| Français | acide carbonique |
| Deutsch | Kohlensäure |
| Italiano | acido carbonico |
| Ελληνικά | ανθρακικό οξύ anthrakikó oxý |
| Română | acid carbonic |
| Русский | углекислота́ uglekislotá, у́гольная кислота́ úgolʹnaja kislotá |
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