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carbonate.

Any salt or ester of carbonic acid.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɑː(ɹ).bə.neɪt/UK/ˈkɑː(ɹ).bə.nət/UK/ˈkɑɹbəneɪt/US/ˈkɑɹbənət/US
  1. Any salt or ester of carbonic acid.

Where this word comes from

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

verb/ˈkɑː(ɹ).bə.neɪt/UK/ˈkɑɹbəneɪt/US
  1. To charge (often a beverage) with carbon dioxide.

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English carbonate From carbon + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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