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Meaning of nitrate in English
Pronunciation
/ˈnaɪtreɪt/
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Verb
nitrate
Definitions
1.
treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate
Examples
« nitroglycerin is obtained by nitrating glycerol »
Noun
nitrate
Etymology
late 18th century: from French(see niter, -ate)
Definitions
1.
any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)