carbonate
pronunciation
How to pronounce carbonate in British English:
UK [ˈkɑ:bəneɪt]
How to pronounce carbonate in American English:
US [ˈkɑrbənət]
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- Noun:
- a salt or ester of carbonic acid (containing the anion CO3)
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- Verb:
- treat with carbon dioxide
- turn into a carbonate
Word Origin
- carbonate (n.)
- 1794, from French carbonate "salt of carbonic acid" (Lavoisier), from Modern Latin carbonatem "a carbonated (substance)," from Latin carbo (see carbon).
- carbonate (v.)
- 1805, "to form into a carbonate," from carbonate (n.) by influence of French carbonater "transform into a carbonate." Meaning "to impregnate with carbonic acid gas (i.e. carbon dioxide)" is from 1850s. Related: Carbonated; carbonating.
Example
- 1. Most caves are formed by limestone , a carbonate rock .
- 2. Sea life makes carbonate shells from this runoff .
- 3. Like most other islands in the bahamas , cat island is located on a large depositional platform that is composed mainly of carbonate sediments and surrounding reefs .
- 4. Exotic and colorful , coral reefs aren 't lifeless rocks ; they are made up of living creatures that excrete a hard calcium carbonate exoskeleton .
- 5. That is bad because many marine creatures rely on shells made of calcium carbonate to protect themselves .