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carbonate vs calcium carbonate

calcium carbonate vs carbonate

carbonate and calcium carbonate both are nouns.

carbonate is a verb but calcium carbonate is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
carbonate Yes No Yes No
calcium carbonate Yes No No No
As nouns, calcium carbonate is a hyponym of carbonate; that is, calcium carbonate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than carbonate:
  • carbonate: a salt or ester of carbonic acid (containing the anion CO3)
  • calcium carbonate: a salt found in nature as chalk or calcite or aragonite or limestone
carbonate (noun) calcium carbonate (noun)
a salt or ester of carbonic acid (containing the anion CO3) a salt found in nature as chalk or calcite or aragonite or limestone
carbonate (verb) calcium carbonate (verb)
treat with carbon dioxide
turn into a carbonate
Difference between carbonate and calcium carbonate

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