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carbonation definition

car·bona·tion (kär′bə nās̸hən)

noun

  1. saturation with carbon dioxide, as in the manufacture of soda water
    also carbonatation car′·bona·ta′·tion (-bən ə tās̸hən)
  2. the removal of lime, as in sugar refining, by precipitating it with carbon dioxide

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