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| bicarbonate |
a chemical that is a variety of carbonate, used esp. in baking or as an antacid. (See sodium bicarbonate.) |
| calcareous |
of, containing, or resembling calcium carbonate; chalky. |
| calciferous |
in chemistry, composed of, containing, or forming calcium, esp. calcium carbonate. |
| calcite |
a common, soft mineral that occurs in chalk, marble, and limestone and is composed of calcium carbonate. |
| calcium chloride |
a white crystalline compound, derived from calcium carbonate, that is used as a dehydrating agent, de-icer, and dust suppressant. |
| caliche |
a deposit of sand or clay in arid regions that is cemented by calcium carbonate and other soluble minerals. |
| carbonate |
to change into a carbonate. [1/3 definitions] |
| dolomite |
a usu. gray, pink, or white mineral, calcium magnesium carbonate, used esp. as a construction material and a fertilizer. [1/2 definitions] |
| hartshorn |
the antler of a male deer or hart, formerly a source of the ammonium carbonate used in smelling salts. |
| limestone |
a sedimentary rock of calcium carbonate formed mostly from animal remains such as shells and used in building and in manufacturing cement, lime, and carbon dioxide. |
| lithium |
see "lithium carbonate." [1/2 definitions] |
| marl |
a crumbly earthy deposit composed mostly of clay and calcium carbonate, used to improve acidic soils. [1/2 definitions] |
| pearl ash |
a white powdery substance used to manufacture soap, glass, and the like; potassium carbonate. |
| pisolite |
a small, rounded, pea-sized mass of calcium carbonate. [1/2 definitions] |
| polycarbonate |
any of a group of carbonate-containing polymers, such as the polymer found in many water bottles. |
| potash |
potassium carbonate or potassium hydroxide. [1/2 definitions] |
| rhodochrosite |
a rose-pink, brown, or gray mineral composed of manganese carbonate that typically occurs as rhombohedral crystals and is important commercially as a source of manganese. |
| sal soda |
a hydrated, crystallized sodium carbonate used esp. as a cleanser. |
| sal volatile |
an aromatic solution of ammonium carbonate in alcohol or ammonia water; smelling salts. [2 definitions] |
| siderite |
a yellowish to light-brown impure iron ore; iron carbonate. [1/2 definitions] |
| smelling salts |
a scented preparation of ammonium carbonate used as an inhaled restorative, as in cases of fainting. |
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