碳酸盐 tànsuānyán carbonate Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 碳酸 tànsuān carbonic acid carbonic acid; a weak inorganic acid formed by dissolving 二氧化碳 èryǎnghuàtàn in water, used in making soft drinks and chemicals盐 鹽 yán noun salt (chemistry) (bound form) any chemical compound formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, consisting of a metal ion and an acid radical