car·bon·ate
ˈkär-bə-ˌnāt 
carbonated; carbonating
1
: to convert into a carbonate
2
: to combine or infuse with carbon dioxide
carbonated beverages
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Animals like corals, oysters, clams and some types of plankton need carbonate to build their shells and skeletons.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 25 June 2025
Reusable bottle Most soda machines will come with a refillable bottle to carbonate the water.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
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Noun
Journey uphill Kite admits the Curiosity’s discovery of carbonate rocks on Mount Sharp laid the foundation for the model his team built.
—ArsTechnica, 13 July 2025
Animals like corals, oysters, clams and some types of plankton need carbonate to build their shells and skeletons.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
Verb
The key addition is a little valve that allows you to slow-release pressure from the bottle, after you're done carbonating.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 25 June 2025
Reusable bottle Most soda machines will come with a refillable bottle to carbonate the water.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
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“Carbonate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbonate. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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carbonate
1 of 2 noun
car·bon·ate
ˈkär-bə-ˌnāt
-nət
: a compound formed by the reaction of carbonic acid with another substance
carbonate
2 of 2 verb
car·bon·ate
ˈkär-bə-ˌnāt
carbonated; carbonating
1
: to change into a carbonate
2
: to saturate with carbon dioxide
a carbonated beverage
Medical Definition
carbonate
1 of 2 noun
car·bon·ate
ˈkär-bə-ˌnāt, -nət
: a salt or ester of carbonic acid
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