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carbonate

noun
/ˈkɑː(ɹ).bə.neɪt/UK/ˈkɑɹbəneɪt/US

Etymology

From French carbonate, equivalent of carbon + -ate (“suffix used for salts of acids ending in -ic”).

  1. derived from carbonate

Definitions

  1. Any salt or ester of carbonic acid.

    • 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.

  2. To charge (often a beverage) with carbon dioxide.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at carbonate. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at carbonate. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at carbonate

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