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Carbonate
For Carbonate we have terms and definitions in 5 topics. The topics are Enzymatic Therapy, Geologic, Oil, Physical Geography and Planetary Science.
Carbonate (Enzymatic Therapy) 
A compound formed when a mineral is bound to carbonic acid. Carbonic acid may release the bicarbonate ion to help maintain neutrality of body fluids.
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Carbonate (Geologic)
A sedimentary rock made mainly of calcium carbonate (CaCO3). Limestone and dolomite are common carbonate sedimentary rocks.
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Carbonate (Oil)
Rock formed from the hard parts of marine organisms, mainly consisting of calcite, aragonite and dolomite.
Carbonate (Physical Geography)
Compound consisting of a single atom of carbon and three atoms of oxygen. Carbonate has the following chemical structure CO3.
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Carbonate (Planetary Science)
Common rock-forming mineral containing the carbonate ion, CO32-. Common carbonate minerals are calcite, CaCO3; siderite, FeCaCO3; magnesite, MgCO3; dolomite, CaMg(CO3)2; and ankerite, Ca(Fe,Mg,Mn)(CO3)2.
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