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nitrate

/'naɪtreɪt/

Synonyms of nitrate Antonyms of nitrate Examples of nitrate Usage of nitrate Parts of nitrate Definition that contains nitrate Words sounding like nitrate Explanation of nitrate

noun
any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)
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type of:
chemical compound compound
verb
treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate
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treat process

Definition that contains nitrate

caliche nitrate-bearing rock or gravel of the sodium nitrate deposits of Chile and Peru