What does carbonate mean?
A salt of carbonic acid, or a salt of an acid in which the hydrogen has been replaced by a metal or a radicle,Treatment of a substance with carbon dioxide, especially in the presence of water, to form a salt.
Example
"The water was treated with calcium carbonate to remove impurities."
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