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carbonation

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car·bon·ate  (kärb-nt)
tr.v. car·bon·at·ed, car·bon·at·ing, car·bon·ates
1. To charge (a beverage, for example) with carbon dioxide gas.
2. To burn to carbon; carbonize.
3. To change into a carbonate.
n. (-nt, -nt)
A salt or an ester of an carbonic acid.
carbon·ation n.
carbon·ator n.
carbonation [ˌkɑːbəˈneɪʃən]
n
1. (Chemistry) absorption of or reaction with carbon dioxide
2. (Chemistry) another word for carbonization
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.carbonation - saturation with carbon dioxide (as soda water)
permeation, pervasion, suffusion - the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance


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