carbonic acid
Example Sentences
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That weak carbonic acid ultimately soaks into the soil, full of carbon dioxide.
From Slate • Oct. 17, 2025
This happens because carbon dioxide from the air dissolves in rainwater to form carbonic acid - this then percolates through the rock and reacts with it, causing it to dissolve.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2025
The carbon dioxide, buffered into carbonic acid, increases acidity in ocean water, which is bad news for corals, clams and other shell-forming creatures.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2024
When the plant parts are exposed to oxygen and other substances, the organic carbon begins to decompose into inorganic carbon, which can be dissolved into carbonic acid in the water.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2024
Other organisms form carbon dioxide, which, as carbonic acid, aids in dissolving rock.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
