Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "carbonated" ita ce tana nufin ruwa, yawanci abin sha, wanda aka sanya shi da iskar carbon dioxide a ƙarƙashin matsin lamba don ƙirƙirar kumfa da inganci mai kyalli ko fizzy. Carbonation na iya zama na halitta, kamar a cikin ruwan ma'adinai wanda a zahiri ya ƙunshi narkar da carbon dioxide, ko wucin gadi, kamar na sodas da sauran abubuwan sha na carbonated waɗanda aka ƙara da iskar carbon dioxide yayin aikin masana'antu. Hakanan ana iya amfani da kalmar "carboned" don bayyana tsarin ƙara iskar carbon dioxide zuwa ruwa.