nitrate

Noun · Verb
US[nahy-treyt]/ˈnaɪˌtreɪt/2 syllables

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)nitrates

  1. any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)Type of compound, chemical compoundKinds sodium nitrate, calcium nitrate, nitroglycerin, ammonium nitrate, potassium nitrate, aluminium nitrate, cellulose nitrate, uranyl nitrate, silver nitrateMade of nitro group

Verb (1)nitrates, nitrated

  1. treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate“nitroglycerin is obtained by nitrating glycerol”More general process, treat

Related words nitrify verb, aqua fortis noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Ni′trate noun

Origin: Cf. F. nitrate.

Chemistry A salt of nitric acid.

Nitrate of silver, a white crystalline salt (AgNO3), used in photography and as a cauterizing agent; — called also lunar caustic, and more commonly called silver nitrate.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: +PJC

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