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Oxide vs Carbonate - What's the difference?

oxide | carbonate |

As nouns the difference between oxide and carbonate

is that oxide is a binary chemical compound of oxygen with another chemical element while carbonate is any salt or ester of carbonic acid.

As a verb carbonate is

to charge (often a beverage) with carbon dioxide.

oxide

English

(wikipedia oxide)

Alternative forms

* (all rare)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) A binary chemical compound of oxygen with another chemical element.
  • Derived terms

    * alkylene oxide * aluminium oxide, aluminum oxide * aluminium oxide hydroxide, aluminum oxide hydroxide * antimonic oxide * antimonioso-antimonic oxide * antimonious oxide * antimonous oxide * antimony oxide * argentous oxide * arsenious oxide * auric oxide * aurous oxide * barium copper oxide * barium oxide * beryllium aluminium oxide, beryllium aluminum oxide * beryllium oxide * bismuth oxide * bismuthic oxide * bismuthous oxide * bismuth strontium calcium copper oxide * boric oxide * boron oxide * cacodyl oxide * cadmium oxide * calcium oxide * californium oxide * carbon oxide * carbonic oxide * ceramic oxide * ceric oxide * cerium oxide * cerous oxide * chloric oxide * chlorine oxide * chlorous oxide * chromic oxide * chromium oxide * chromous oxide * cobalt oxide * cobaltous oxide * copper oxide * cubic zirconium oxide * cupric oxide * cuprous oxide * curium oxide * deuterium oxide * dihydrogen oxide * dimethylene oxide * dinitrogen oxide * dioxide * dysprosium oxide * ethylene oxide * epoxide * erbium oxide * ethylene oxide * europium oxide * ferric oxide * ferroso-ferric oxide * ferrous oxide * fluorine oxide * heptaoxide, heptoxide * hexoxide * holmium oxide * hydric oxide * hydrogen oxide * hydroxide * hypochlorous oxide * indium oxide * indium tin oxide * iridic oxide * iridious oxide * iridium oxide * iron oxide * isopropoxide * lanthanum oxide * lead oxide * lithium oxide * lutetium oxide * magnesium aluminium oxide, magnesium aluminum oxide * magnesium oxide * manganese oxide * mercuric oxide * mercurous oxide * mercury oxide * methylene oxide * mixed oxide * molybdenum oxide * monoxide * niobic oxide * niobous oxide * nitric oxide * nitrogen oxide * nitrous oxide * octoxide * osmic oxide * oxic * oxidimetry * oxidise, oxidize * palladic oxide * palladious oxide * pentoxide * peroxide * platinic oxide * platinous oxide * plumbic oxide * polyethylene oxide * potassium oxide * propylene oxide * protoxide * radium oxide * red iron oxide * rhodic oxide * rhodous oxide * rubidium oxide * ruthenium oxide * samarium oxide * scandium oxide * selenium oxide * sesquioxide * silicon oxide * silver oxide * sodium oxide * stannic oxide * stannous oxide * strontium oxide * suboxide * sulfuric oxide, sulphuric oxide * sulfurous oxide, sulphurous oxide * sulfur oxide, sulphur oxide * superoxide * tantalic oxide * tantalous oxide * tantalum oxide * telluric oxide * tellurous oxide * terbium oxide * tetroxide * thallic oxide * thallious oxide * thallium oxide * thorium oxide * thulium oxide * tin oxide * titanic oxide * titanium oxide * titanous oxide * tributyltin oxide * trioxide * tungsten oxide * tungstic oxide * tungstous oxide * uranic oxide * uranium oxide * uranoso-uranic oxide * uranous oxide * uranyl oxide * vanadic oxide * vanadous oxide * ytterbium oxide * yttrium barium copper oxide * yttrium oxide * zinc oxide * zincic oxide * zirconic oxide * zirconium oxide

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    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 ----