how to pronounce carbonate

/ˈkɑː.bən.ɛɪt/

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carbonate is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of carbonate in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… negatively charged carbonate ions so the …”

meanings of carbonate

noun:

Any salt or ester of carbonic acid.

verb:

To charge (often a beverage) with carbon dioxide.

carbonate frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word carbonate occurs in english on average 4.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.