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Nitrate

Nitrate Meaning & Definition
Nitrate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Nitrate?

[n] any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)
[v] treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate; "nitroglycerin is obtained by nitrating glycerol"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Nitrate:

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See Also | ammonium nitrate | calcium nitrate | cellulose nitrate | chemical compound | compound | glyceryl trinitrate | guncotton | niter | nitre | nitro group | nitrocellulose | nitrocotton | nitroglycerin | nitroglycerine | Nitrospan | Nitrostat | potassium nitrate | process | saltpeter | saltpetre | silver nitrate | soda niter | sodium nitrate | treat | trinitroglycerin | uranyl nitrate

Nitrate In Webster's Dictionary

\Ni"trate\, n. [Cf. F. nitrate.] (Chem.) 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}.

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