3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
carbonate
noun: a salt or ester of carbonic acid (containing the anion CO3)
verb
1: treat with carbon dioxide; "Carbonated soft drinks"
2: turn into a carbonate
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Carbonate \Car"bon*ate\, noun [Cf. F. carbonate.] (Chem.)
A salt or carbonic acid, as in limestone, some forms of lead
ore, etc.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
53 Moby Thesaurus words for "carbonate":
acetify, acidify, acidulate, aerate, aerify, alkalify, alkalize,
atomize, borate, catalyze, chemical, chlorinate, distill,
electrolyze, emit, etherify, etherize, evaporate, exhale, ferment,
fluidize, fractionate, fume, fumigate, gasify, give off,
homopolymerize, hydrate, hydrogenate, hydroxylate, isomerize,
nitrate, oxidize, oxygenate, pepsinate, perfume, peroxidize,
phosphatize, polymerize, reduce, reek, send out, smoke, spray,
steam, sublimate, sublime, sulfate, sulfatize, sulfonate, vaporize,
volatilize, work
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