Carbonite vs. Carbonate

Carbonitenoun

An explosive manufactured from a variety of materials, including nitroglycerine, wood meal and nitrates.

Carbonitenoun

An explosive composed of nitrobenzene, saltpetre, sulfur, and kieselguhr.

Carbonitenoun

A naturally occurring carbonaceous material formed from coal, natural coke.

Carbonitenoun

An explosive consisting essentially of nitroglycerin, wood meal, and some nitrate, as that of sodium.

Carbonitenoun

An explosive composed of nitrobenzene, saltpeter, sulphur, and kieselguhr.

Carbonitenoun

Geology. A natural coke-like material, typically formed by the action of igneous intrusions on bituminous coal deposits. Now rare.

Carbonitenoun

Chemistry. A salt or ester of an oxyacid in which carbon is divalent or supposedly so; specifically a salt of an anion CO₂ 2−. Also (in non-technical use): a basic carbonate (of lead, copper, etc.).

Carbonitenoun

Science Fiction. (The name of) a carbon-based material in which a person can be cryogenically preserved.

Carbonatenoun

Any salt or ester of carbonic acid.

Carbonateverb

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

Carbonatenoun

A salt or carbonic acid, as in limestone, some forms of lead ore, etc.

Carbonatenoun

a salt or ester of carbonic acid (containing the anion CO3)

Carbonateverb

treat with carbon dioxide;

Carbonateverb

turn into a carbonate

Carbonatenoun

a salt of the anion CO₃²⁻, typically by reaction with carbon dioxide.

Carbonateverb

dissolve carbon dioxide in (a liquid).

Carbonateverb

convert into a carbonate.

Carbonate

In chemistry, a carbonate is a salt of carbonic acid (H2CO3), characterized by the presence of the carbonate ion, a polyatomic ion with the formula of CO2−3. The name may also refer to a carbonate ester, an organic compound containing the carbonate group C(=O)(O–)2.