CARBONIC ACID

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A weak acid known only in solution; formed when carbon dioxide combines with water

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("carbonic acid" is a kind of...):

acid (any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt)

Derivation:

carbonate (turn into a carbonate)

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