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Nitrate

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Noun

1. nitrate

any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)

Verb

2. nitrate

treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate

Example Sentences:
'nitroglycerin is obtained by nitrating glycerol'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Nitrate

see synonyms of nitrate
noun
1. 
any salt or ester of nitric acid, such as sodium nitrate, NaNO3
2. 
a fertilizer consisting of or containing nitrate salts
verb
3. (transitive)
to treat with nitric acid or a nitrate
4. 
to convert or be converted into a nitrate
5. 
to undergo or cause to undergo the chemical process in which a nitro group is introduced into a molecule

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Nitrate

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noun
1. 
a. 
a salt of nitric acid containing the monovalent, negative radical NO3
b. 
an uncharged ester of this acid
2. 
potassium nitrate or sodium nitrate, used as a fertilizer
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈniˌtrated or ˈniˌtrating
3. 
to treat or combine with nitric acid or a nitrate; esp., to make into a nitrate

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Nitrate

see synonyms of nitrate
n.
1. The univalent anionic group NO3, derived from nitric acid, or a compound containing this group.
2. Fertilizer consisting of sodium nitrate, potassium nitrate, or ammonium nitrate.
tr.v. ni·trat·ed, ni·trat·ing, ni·trates
To treat with nitric acid or a nitrate, usually to change (an organic compound) into a nitrate.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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