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carbonatation

carbonatation noun: a chemical reaction in which calcium hydroxide reacts with carbon dioxide to form insoluble calcium carbonate.

Noun

carbonatation (usually uncountable, plural carbonatations)

  1. (physical, usually) A chemical reaction in which calcium hydroxide reacts with carbon dioxide to form insoluble calcium carbonate.
    • Carbonatation is used in refining sugar from sugar beet.
    Synonyms:
    carbonation

Synonyms of carbonatation

Forms of carbonatation

pluralcarbonatations

Origin of carbonatation

From carbonate + -ation.

Questions about carbonatation

What does carbonatation mean?
Carbonatation means a chemical reaction in which calcium hydroxide reacts with carbon dioxide to form insoluble calcium carbonate.
What part of speech is carbonatation?
Carbonatation is a noun.
What is the plural of carbonatation?
The plural of carbonatation is carbonatations.

Words near carbonatation in the dictionary

  1. Carbonarists
  2. Carbonaro
  3. Carbonaros
  4. carbonat
  5. carbonatable
  6. carbonatation
  7. carbonatations
  8. carbonate
  9. carbonate of lime
  10. carbonate of potash
  11. carbonate of potassium

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