carbonic acid
weak unsteady and colorless acid that is existent only in solution and is produced by dissolving carbon dioxide in water | ||||
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Carbonic acid Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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carbonic acid
Noun
1. a weak acid known only in solution; formed when carbon dioxide combines with water
(hypernym) acid
(derivation) carbonate
Noun
1. a weak acid known only in solution; formed when carbon dioxide combines with water
(hypernym) acid
(derivation) carbonate
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carbonic acid
carbonic acid
n : a weak acid known only in solution; formed when carbon dioxide combines with water
carbonic acid
(chem.), an acid h2co3, not existing separately, which, combined with positive or basic atoms or radicals, forms carbonates. in common language the term is very generally applied to a compound of carbon and oxygen, co2, more correctly called carbon dioxide. it is a colorless, heavy, irrespirable gas, extinguishing flame, and when breathed destroys life. it can be reduced to a liquid and solid form by intense pressure. it is produced in the fermentation of liquors, and by the combustion and decomposition of organic substances, or other substances containing carbon. it is formed in the explosion of fire damp in mines, and is hence called after damp; it is also know as choke damp, and mephitic air. water will absorb its own volume of it, and more than this under pressure, and in this state becomes the common soda water of the shops, and the carbonated water of natural springs. combined with lime it constitutes limestone, or common marble and chalk. plants imbibe it for their nutrition and growth, the carbon being retained and the oxygen given out...
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carbonic acid
n : a weak acid known only in solution; formed when carbon dioxide combines with water
carbonic acid
(chem.), an acid h2co3, not existing separately, which, combined with positive or basic atoms or radicals, forms carbonates. in common language the term is very generally applied to a compound of carbon and oxygen, co2, more correctly called carbon dioxide. it is a colorless, heavy, irrespirable gas, extinguishing flame, and when breathed destroys life. it can be reduced to a liquid and solid form by intense pressure. it is produced in the fermentation of liquors, and by the combustion and decomposition of organic substances, or other substances containing carbon. it is formed in the explosion of fire damp in mines, and is hence called after damp; it is also know as choke damp, and mephitic air. water will absorb its own volume of it, and more than this under pressure, and in this state becomes the common soda water of the shops, and the carbonated water of natural springs. combined with lime it constitutes limestone, or common marble and chalk. plants imbibe it for their nutrition and growth, the carbon being retained and the oxygen given out...
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Carbonic acid Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
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CARBONIC ACID
A weak, unstable acid, H2CO3, present in solutions of carbon dioxide and water. The carbonic acid content of natural, unpolluted rainfall lowers its pH to about 5.6.
A weak, unstable acid, H2CO3, present in solutions of carbon dioxide and water. The carbonic acid content of natural, unpolluted rainfall lowers its pH to about 5.6.
Carbonic acid Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Carbonic acid Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Carbonic acid
Carbonic acid (ancient name acid of air or aerial acid) has the formula H2CO3. It is also a name sometimes given to solutions of carbon dioxide in water, which contain small amounts of H2CO3. The salts of carbonic acids are called bicarbonates (or hydrogencarbonates) and carbonates. It is a weak acid. Carbonic acid should not be confused with carbolic acid, an antiquated name for phenol.
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