nitrate
Pronunciation
  • (America) enPR: nī'trāt, IPA: /ˈnaɪˌtɹeɪt/, [ˈnɐɪˑˌtʰɹeɪt]
Noun

nitrate (plural nitrates)

  1. (chemistry) Any salt or ester of nitric acid.
Translations Verb

nitrate (nitrates, present participle nitrating; past and past participle nitrated)

  1. To treat, or react, with nitric acid or a nitrate
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