carbonate

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a salt or ester of carbonic acid (containing the anion CO3)
  2. verb turn into a carbonate
  3. verb treat with carbon dioxide

Etymology

From French carbonate, equivalent of carbon + -ate (“suffix used for salts of acids ending in -ic”).

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