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Carbonate

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈkɑː(ɹ).bə.neɪt

Definitions

Any salt or ester of carbonic acid.

Equivalents

22 more languages
العربيةالكربونات
Catalàcarbonat
Ελληνικάανθρακικός
Magyarkarbonát
Bahasa Indonesiakarbonat
Íslenskakarbónat
日本語炭酸塩
Kurdîkarbonat
Nederlandscarbonaat
Polskiwęglan
Portuguêscarbonato
Românăcarbonat
Русскийкарбонат
Türkçekarbonat

Examples

“A sample of carbon removed from the ocean in the solid form of calcium carbonate and magnesium hydroxide from UCLA's SeaChange program -- now known as Equatic -- in 2023.”
“McCoy’s team, including 66 researchers across four continents, found the salt and minerals left behind as water on Bennu, or its larger parent asteroid, evaporated. The minerals include sodium phosphates, carbonates, sulfates, chlorides and fluorides, some of which are necessary to the formation of life.”

CEFR level

C2
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