carbonic acid
nounDefinition of carbonic acid
: a weak dibasic acid H2CO3 known only in solution that reacts with bases to form carbonates
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Carbon dioxide dissolved in water winds up forming carbonic acid. — Chase Purdy, Quartz, "Warming oceans might actually be good news for the original sea monster," 15 June 2019 The Duna crew also cranks up the pressure on their keg system to carbonate this soda hard, which brings the persistent low hum of carbonic acid to the party. — Ali Bouzari, San Francisco Chronicle, "Housemade: The silent science behind three signature dishes at Duna," 12 Apr. 2018 According to Google's Doodle Blog, the geochemist is best known for the eponymous Saruhashi's Table, a methodology for correctly measuring the concentration of carbonic acid in water using pH level, chlorinity, and temperature. — Madeline Buxton, refinery29.com, "Today's Google Doodle Honors Pioneering Japanese Scientist Katsuko Saruhashi," 22 Mar. 2018 Climate change, where heat-trapping carbon dioxide is emitted into the air by burning coal, oil and other fossil fuels, ends up as excess carbonic acid absorbed into the ocean. — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, "Coral reefs at severe risk as world's oceans become more acidic," 14 Mar. 2018 Carbon dioxide dissolved in water winds up forming carbonic acid. — Chase Purdy, Quartz, "Warming oceans might actually be good news for the original sea monster," 15 June 2019 The Duna crew also cranks up the pressure on their keg system to carbonate this soda hard, which brings the persistent low hum of carbonic acid to the party. — Ali Bouzari, San Francisco Chronicle, "Housemade: The silent science behind three signature dishes at Duna," 12 Apr. 2018 Saruhashi is credited with creating a table bearing her name accurately measuring the amount of carbonic acid in water based on its temperature, pH level and chlorinity. — Brett Molina, USA TODAY, "Google honors geochemist Katsuko Saruhashi," 22 Mar. 2018 According to Google's Doodle Blog, the geochemist is best known for the eponymous Saruhashi's Table, a methodology for correctly measuring the concentration of carbonic acid in water using pH level, chlorinity, and temperature. — Madeline Buxton, refinery29.com, "Today's Google Doodle Honors Pioneering Japanese Scientist Katsuko Saruhashi," 22 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'carbonic acid.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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