recarbonationn.
/riːˌkɑːbəˈneɪʃn/, U.S. /riˌkɑrbəˈneɪʃ(ə)n/ Chiefly Chemistry.
The action or process of recarbonating a substance.
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1869 Manufacturer & Builder Oct. 295/2 The water originally combined with the lime has been entirely eliminated during this process of recarbonation.
1926 5th Ann. Rep. Ohio Conf. Water Purification 60 (heading) Methods of recarbonation of lime-soda softened water.
1978 R. Walker Water Supply, Treatm. & Distrib. xv. 183 The recarbonation chamber must be sized and baffled to provide between 15 and 30 minutes retention time.
2002 Minerals Engin. 15 202/2 It is often observed that lime undergoes air-slaking and recarbonation after calcining, especially during periods of prolonged storage.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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