carbonate

Etymology

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

noun

  1. Any salt or ester of carbonic acid.

verb

  1. (transitive) To charge (often a beverage) with carbon dioxide.

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