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A weak unstable acid, H2CO3, known only in solution, and as carbonate salts; it is present in carbonated drinks, and sparkling wine, but decomposes to form carbon dioxide and water.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: H2CO3
Antonyms: none provided
Carbon dioxide.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a weak acid known only in solution; formed when carbon dioxide combines with water
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
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Broader terms: acid
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
50 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Armenian:
ածխաթթու
(acxatʻtʻu)
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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Azerbaijani:
karbonat turşusu
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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Basque:
azido karboniko
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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Bulgarian:
въглеродна киселина
(vǎglerodna kiselina)
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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Catalan:
àcid carbònic
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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Chinese Mandarin:
碳酸
(tànsuān)
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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Czech:
kyselina uhličitá
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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Danish:
kulsyre
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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Dutch:
koolzuur
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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Dutch:
diwaterstofcarbonaat
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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Esperanto:
karbonika acido
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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Esperanto:
karbonata acido
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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Estonian:
süsihape
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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Faroese:
kolsýra
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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Finnish:
hiilihappo
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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French:
acide carbonique
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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Galician:
ácido carbónico
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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Georgian:
ნახშირმჟავა
(naxširmžava)
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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German:
Kohlensäure
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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Greek:
ανθρακικό οξύ
(anthrakikó oxý)
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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Gujarati:
અંગારકામ્લ
(aṅgārkāmla)
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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Hungarian:
szénsav
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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Icelandic:
kolsýra
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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Irish:
aigéad carbónach
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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Italian:
acido carbonico
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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Japanese:
炭酸
(tansan)
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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Korean:
탄산
(tansan)
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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Latvian:
ogļskābe
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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Limburgish:
kaolzoer
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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Lithuanian:
anglies rūgštis
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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Luxembourgish:
Kuelesaier
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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Macedonian:
јаглеродна киселина
(jaglerodna kiselina)
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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Malay:
asid karbonik
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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Māori:
waikawa waro
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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Norwegian Bokmål:
karbonsyre
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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Norwegian Bokmål:
kullsyre
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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Polish:
kwas węglowy
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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Brazilian Portuguese:
ácido carbônico
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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European Portuguese:
ácido carbónico
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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Romanian:
acid carbonic
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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Russian:
углекислота́
(uglekislotá)
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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Russian:
у́гольная кислота́
(úgolʹnaja kislotá)
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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Serbo-Croatian:
ugljična kiselina
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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Slovak:
kyselina uhličitá
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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Slovene:
ogljikova kislina
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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Spanish:
ácido carbónico
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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Swedish:
kolsyra
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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Thai:
กรดคาร์บอนิก
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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Turkish:
karbonik asit
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3
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Welsh:
asid carbonig
— A weak unstable acid, H2CO3