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sesquicarbonate definition

sesqui·car·bon·ate (ses′kwi kär′bə nit, -nāt′)

noun

a carbonate in which there are three carbonate radicals for each two metal atoms

Etymology: sesqui- + carbonate

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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