NOUN (1)

1. a salt or ester of carbonic acid (containing the anion CO3);


VERB (2)

1. turn into a carbonate;

2. treat with carbon dioxide;
- Example: "Carbonated soft drinks"

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Carbonate \Car"bon*ate\, n. [Cf. F. carbonate.] (Chem.)
   A salt or carbonic acid, as in limestone, some forms of lead
   ore, etc.
   [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

carbonate
    n 1: a salt or ester of carbonic acid (containing the anion CO3)
    v 1: turn into a carbonate
    2: treat with carbon dioxide; "Carbonated soft drinks"

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

53 Moby Thesaurus words for "carbonate":
   acetify, acidify, acidulate, aerate, aerify, alkalify, alkalize,
   atomize, borate, catalyze, chemical, chlorinate, distill,
   electrolyze, emit, etherify, etherize, evaporate, exhale, ferment,
   fluidize, fractionate, fume, fumigate, gasify, give off,
   homopolymerize, hydrate, hydrogenate, hydroxylate, isomerize,
   nitrate, oxidize, oxygenate, pepsinate, perfume, peroxidize,
   phosphatize, polymerize, reduce, reek, send out, smoke, spray,
   steam, sublimate, sublime, sulfate, sulfatize, sulfonate, vaporize,
   volatilize, work