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Carbonate vs Ankerite - What's the difference?

carbonate | ankerite |

As nouns the difference between carbonate and ankerite

is that carbonate is any salt or ester of carbonic acid while ankerite is (mineral) any of a group of mixed carbonate minerals, principally of calcium with iron, magnesium and manganese.

As a verb carbonate

is to charge (often a beverage) with carbon dioxide.

carbonate

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any salt or ester of carbonic acid.
  • Derived terms

    * barium carbonate * bicarbonate * bismuth carbonate * cadmium carbonate * calcium carbonate * calcium magnesium carbonate * carbonate ion * carbonate of potash * carbonate of potassa * carbonate of potassium * carbonate strontianite * copper carbonate * cupric carbonate * dicarbonate * fluocarbonate * hydrocarbonate * hydrogen carbonate * hydrogen carbonate ion * hydrogen potassium carbonate * lead carbonate * lithium carbonate * magnesium carbonate * manganese carbonate * metacarbonate * oxycarbonate * percarbonate * potassic carbonate * potassium acid carbonate * potassium carbonate * potassium hydrogen carbonate * silver carbonate * sodium carbonate * sodium carbonate peroxyhydrate * sodium hydrogen carbonate * sulfocarbonate, sulphocarbonate * strontium carbonate * thorium carbonate * urano-ammonic carbonate * uranoso-ammonic carbonate * uranyl carbonate * zinc carbonate

    Verb

    (carbonat)
  • To charge (often a beverage) with carbon dioxide.
  • Derived terms

    * carbonatation * carbonated * carbonation * carbonator English heteronyms ----

    ankerite

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mineral) Any of a group of mixed carbonate minerals, principally of calcium with iron, magnesium and manganese.
  • * 1855 John William Dawson - Acadian geology
  • In this second excavation the red ore is more largely mixed with the micaceous specular variety, and also includes large rounded blocks of ankerite and angular fragments of rock.

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    English eponyms