carbonates

Adds gas bubbles

Carbonates works as both noun and verb.

The noun names chemical compounds containing the carbonate ion—calcium carbonate in limestone and shells, sodium carbonate in washing soda.

The verb means to dissolve carbon dioxide into a liquid, producing bubbles: The machine carbonates the water.

Carbonated beverages fizz because of this process.

geology

limestone

Carbonate sedimentary rock

  • dolomiteCalcium magnesium carbonate mineral
  • calciteCrystalline calcium carbonate
  • chalkSoft sedimentary writing stone

travertine · tufa · marble · karst · stalactite · stalagmite · cave · sinkhole · coral · reef

chemistry

sodium

Eleventh element, highly reactive

hydroxide · alkalinity · pH · basicity · neutralization · buffer · titration · aqueous · baking soda · washing soda

fizz

bubbles

Gas-filled liquid spheres

seltzer · fizzy · tingle · aeration · pop · champagne · prosecco · cava · spumante · lager

Categories
Opposites
fizz/effervescence

carbonatesflat

Lacking vertical variation

still · decarbonates · degasses · uncarbonated · still water

chemical composition

carbonatessilicates

Silicon-oxygen bonded minerals

sulfates · nitrates · phosphates · oxides · chlorides

Phrases
Family

carbonated, carbonation, carbonate, bicarbonate, carbonating, bicarbonates, calcium carbonate

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