Pharmacologic Substance
carbonate Audio
car·bo·nate [ kahr-buh-neyt, -nit ]
Subclass of:
Carbonic Acid; Alkalies; Anions
Definitions related to carbonates:
  • Salts, ions or esters of carbonic acid, containing the radical CO2(3-).
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Salts or ions of the theoretical carbonic acid, containing the radical CO2(3-). Carbonates are readily decomposed by acids. The carbonates of the alkali metals are water-soluble; all others are insoluble. (From Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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