carbonation









carbonation


noun

  1. saturation with carbon dioxide, as in making soda water.
  2. reaction with carbon dioxide to remove lime, as in sugar refining.
  3. carbonization.

noun

  1. absorption of or reaction with carbon dioxide
  2. another word for carbonizationSee carbonization
n.

1881, from carbonic acid, an old name for carbon dioxide (see carbonate (n.)) + -ation.

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