carbonate

Infuse with gas

Carbonate works as both noun and verb around the same chemistry.

A carbonate is a salt or compound containing carbon and oxygen—calcium carbonate forms limestone and seashells.

To carbonate a liquid is to dissolve carbon dioxide into it, creating the fizz in soda and sparkling water: freshly carbonated water, The drink has gone flat—it's lost its carbonation.

beverage

soda

Carbonated soft drink

  • colaCaffeinated carbonated beverage
  • seltzerUnflavored carbonated water
  • tonicInvigorating medicinal drink

sparkling water · club soda · soft drink · pop · mixer · fountain · can · bottle · syrup · sweetened

geology

limestone

Carbonate sedimentary rock

  • chalkSoft sedimentary writing stone
  • calciteCrystalline calcium carbonate
  • sedimentParticles settling in liquid

strata · karst · stalactite · stalagmite · travertine · coral · reef · marble · formation · cave

chemistry

anion

Negatively charged ion

  • acidLow-pH chemical compound
  • baseSupporting bottom structure
  • reactionResponse to stimulus

pH · buffer · salts · precipitate · titration · alkalinity · neutralization · hydroxide · dissociation · equilibrium

fizzy

bubbles

Gas-filled liquid spheres

aeration · froth · tingle · sizzle · dissolved · pressurized · CO2 · release · flat · refresh

mineral

calcite

Crystalline calcium carbonate

azurite · malachite · natron · crystal · specimen · vein · ore · banding · cleavage

wine

champagne

Effervescent celebratory wine

  • proseccoItalian effervescent white wine
  • cavaSpanish méthode traditionnelle sparkling
  • spumanteItalian sparkling wine

sparkling wine · brut · dosage · riddling · disgorgement · mousse · flute · coupe · toast · celebration

Categories
Opposites
carbonation state

carbonatedecarbonate

Remove dissolved CO2

still · flat · uncarbonated · flatten · degassed

chemical process

carbonatedecarbonate

Remove dissolved CO2

acidify · neutralize · decalcify · decarbonize · decompose

Phrases
Family

carbonated, potassium carbonate, carbonation, bicarbonate, carbonates, carbonating, bicarbonates, carbonator, calcium carbonate

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