carbonatation

English

Etymology

carbonate +‎ -ation

Noun

carbonatation (usually uncountable, plural carbonatations)

  1. (chemistry) A chemical reaction in which calcium hydroxide reacts with carbon dioxide to form insoluble calcium carbonate.
    Carbonatation is used in refining sugar from sugar beet.
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