a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

treat with carbon dioxide

turn into a carbonate

a carbonate of ammonium; used in the manufacture of smelling salts and baking powder and ammonium compounds

a salt of carbonic acid (containing the anion HCO3) in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced; an acid carbonate

a white salt (K2CO3) that is basic in solution; used to make glass and cleansing agents

a salt found in nature as chalk or calcite or aragonite or limestone

a white powder (LiCO3) used in manufacturing glass and ceramics and as a drug; the drug (trade names Lithane or Lithonate or Eskalith) is used to treat some forms of depression and manic episodes of manic-depressive disorder