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carbonic Definition

car·bonic (kär bän′ik)

adjective

of, containing, or obtained from carbon or carbon dioxide

carbonic Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • anhydrase: The mechanism of action of the mammalian carbonic anhydrase has been studied in depth.
  • maceration: But there's something else, and that's the particular style of wine making called carbonic maceration.
  • inhibitor: Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors seem to work in a similar way to beta-blockers.
  • acid: What, then, must be the daily amount of carbon going up into the air in the way of carbonic acid!
  • gas: In 2006 Over 25 million tons of carbonic gases combine daily with ocean water.
  • oxide: At that time he had also discovered hydrochloric acid as a gas, nitrous oxide, nitric oxide and carbonic oxide ( CO 2?