carbonic

Like soda water

Carbonic describes something containing or derived from carbon, particularly carbon dioxide.

The term appears most often in chemistry: carbonic acid forms when carbon dioxide dissolves in water, creating the slight acidity in carbonated beverages.

Carbonic acid gives sparkling water its faint tang.

beverages

fizz

Bubbly hissing sound

seltzer · soda water · club soda · aerated · fizzy · sparkling · bubbles · pressurized · uncork · flat

geology

limestone

Carbonate sedimentary rock

  • calciteCrystalline calcium carbonate
  • dolomiteCalcium magnesium carbonate mineral
  • karstEroded soluble rock terrain

stalactite · stalagmite · cave · travertine · tufa · sinkhole · chalk · marble · sedimentary · mineral springs

acidic

pH

Measure of solution acidity

  • acidicBelow neutral pH
  • sourSharp, biting taste
  • tartSharp-flavored small pie

acidulous · buffer · neutralize · acidify · hydrogen · titration · acid-base · dissociation · equilibrium · ionization

physiology

respiration

Gas exchange in organisms

acid-base · acidosis · alkalosis · homeostasis · electrolytes · renal · hyperventilation · hypoventilation · enzymatic · erythrocyte

climate

CO2

Carbon dioxide formula

climate change · atmosphere · fossil fuels · combustion · respiration · photosynthesis · sequestration

Opposites
chemical composition

carbonicinorganic

Not from living matter

sulfuric · phosphoric · pure · elemental · mineral

organic chemistry classification

carbonicorganic

From living matter

hydrocarbon · amino

acidity/carbonation

carbonicflat

Lacking vertical variation

still · uncarbonated · alkaline · basic · decarbonated

Phrases
Family

carbon, carbonated, carbonation, carbonate, bicarbonate, carbonates, bicarbonates, carbonic acid

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