复数： carbonates
第三人称单数： carbonates
过去式： carbonated
过去分词： carbonated
现在分词： carbonating

Most caves are formed by limestone , a carbonate rock .

大多数洞穴是由石灰岩形成的，这是一种碳酸盐岩。

Sea life makes carbonate shells from this runoff .

海洋生物使碳酸盐的壳流失。

Like most other islands in the bahamas , cat island is located on a large depositional platform that is composed mainly of carbonate sediments and surrounding reefs .

和巴哈马其他许多岛屿一样，卡特岛位于一个主要由碳酸盐沉积物构成的巨大台地上，周围被珊瑚礁环绕。

Exotic and colorful , coral reefs aren 't lifeless rocks ; they are made up of living creatures that excrete a hard calcium carbonate exoskeleton .

形状奇特，颜色丰富，珊瑚礁并不是一般意义上的石头，而是一种生物分泌钙化碳酸盐的坚硬外骨骼。

That is bad because many marine creatures rely on shells made of calcium carbonate to protect themselves .

这是相当糟糕的，因为很多海洋生物生活在钙质碳酸盐的贝壳里以保护自己。