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noun a salt or ester of carbonic acid (containing the anion CO3)
verb turn into a carbonate
verb treat with carbon dioxide
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōlbor. 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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