percarbonate

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noun

Any of a family of perhydrates of carbonate compounds.

OriginEnglish carbonate ← Latin per- ← Proto-Italic *per →
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Meanings

nounpercarbonate (plural percarbonates)

plural percarbonates

  1. chemistryAny of a family of perhydrates of carbonate compounds.
  2. Sodium percarbonate or a product containing it.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Italic*per
  4. Latinper
  5. Latinper-
  6. Englishper-
  7. Englishcarbonate
  8. Englishpercarbonate

From per- + carbonate.

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APA

percarbonate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/percarbonate

MLA

“percarbonate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/percarbonate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “percarbonate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/percarbonate.

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