CARBONATE
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Carbonate in chemistry is a salt of carbonic acid, characterized by the presence of the carbonate ion, CO2−3. The name may also mean an ester of carbonic acid, an organic compound containing the carbonate group
C(=O)(O-)2.
Carbonates are widely used in industry, e.g. in iron smelting, as a raw material for Portland cement and lime manufacture in the composition of ceramic glazes.
Link: Wikipedia/Carbonate
