nitrate

ni·trate

 (nī′trāt′, -trĭt)

n.

1. The univalent anionic group NO₃, derived from nitric acid, or a compound containing this group.

2. Fertilizer consisting of sodium nitrate, potassium nitrate, or ammonium nitrate.

tr.v. ni·trat·ed, ni·trat·ing, ni·trates

To treat with nitric acid or a nitrate, usually to change (an organic compound) into a nitrate.

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ni·tra′tion n.

ni′tra′tor n.

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nitrate

(ˈnaɪtreɪt)

n

1. (Elements & Compounds) any salt or ester of nitric acid, such as sodium nitrate, NaNO3

2. (Agriculture) a fertilizer consisting of or containing nitrate salts

vb

3. (Chemistry) (tr) to treat with nitric acid or a nitrate

4. (Chemistry) to convert or be converted into a nitrate

5. (Chemistry) to undergo or cause to undergo the chemical process in which a nitro group is introduced into a molecule

niˈtration n

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ni•trate

(n. ˈnaɪ treɪt, -trɪt; v. -treɪt)

n., v. -trat•ed, -trat•ing. n.

1. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group ONO₂ or NO₃.

2. fertilizer consisting of potassium nitrate or sodium nitrate.

v.t.

3. to treat with nitric acid or a nitrate.

4. to convert into a nitrate.

[< French (1787); see niter, -ate²]

ni•tra′tion, n.

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ni·trate

(nī′trāt′)

A salt or ester of nitric acid; a compound containing the group NO₃. Nitrates dissolve extremely easily in water and are an important component of the nitrogen cycle. Compare nitrite.

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nitrate

Past participle: nitrated
Gerund: nitrating

Imperative

nitrate

nitrate

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nitrate

A nitrogen compound essential for plant growth, but liable to contaminate water supplies where nitrate fertilizer is washed into rivers or seeps underground.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	nitrate - any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid) calcium nitrate - a deliquescent salt that is soluble in water; sometimes used as a source of nitrogen in fertilizers cellulose nitrate, guncotton, nitrocellulose, nitrocotton - a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives chemical compound, compound - (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight soda niter, sodium nitrate - (NaNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive niter, nitre, potassium nitrate, saltpeter, saltpetre - (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive glyceryl trinitrate, nitroglycerin, nitroglycerine, Nitrospan, Nitrostat, trinitroglycerin - a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat) ammonium nitrate - used as an explosive and fertilizer and rocket propellant silver nitrate - a nitrate used in making photographic emulsions; also used in medicine as a cautery and as a topical antibacterial agent nitro group - the group -NO3 uranyl nitrate - a yellow salt obtained by the reaction of uranium salts with nitric acid
Verb	1.	nitrate - treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate; "nitroglycerin is obtained by nitrating glycerol" chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions process, treat - subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"

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Translations

نِتْرات

dusičnan

gødningssaltnitrat

Nitrat

nitrateazotate

salétromsavas só

nítrat

nitrato

nitrāts

nitratsalpeter

нитрат

dusičnan

nitrat

硝酸盐

nitrate

[ˈnaɪtreɪt] N → nitrato m

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nitrate

[ˈnaɪtreɪt] n → nitrate m

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nitrate

n → Nitrat nt

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nitrate

[ˈnaɪtreɪt] n → nitrato

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nitrogen

(ˈnaitrədʒən) noun

an element, a type of gas making up nearly four-fifths of the air we breathe. stikstof غاز النيتروجين азот nitrogênio dusík der Stickstoff kvælstof; nitrogen άζωτοnitrógeno lämmastik گاز نيتروژن typpi azoteחנקן नाइट्रोजन dušik nitrogén nitrogen nítur, köfnunarefni azoto 窒素 질소 azotas slāpeklis nitrogen stikstofnitrogenazot نايتروجن nitrogénio azot азот dusík dušik nitrogen kväve ก๊าซไนโตรเจน nitrojen 氮 азот نائٹروجن، ايک قسم کي گيس Ni tơ 氮

ˈnitrate noun

any of several substances containing nitrogen often used as soil fertilizers. nitraat نِتْرات азотна киселина nitrato dusičnan das Nitrat nitrat; gødningssalt νιτρικό άλας nitrato nitraat نیترات nitraatti nitrate חַנקָה नाइट्रेट nitrat salétromsavas só nitrat nítrat nitrato 硝酸塩 질산염 nitratas, azoto trąša nitrāts nitrat nitraatnitrat; salpeterazotan نايتريت nitrato nitrat нитрат dusičnan nitrat nitrat nitrat สารประกอบไนโตรเจน nitrat 硝酸鹽 азотнокисла сіль; нітрат ايک قسم کا تيزابي عنصر nitrat 硝酸盐

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nitrate

n nitrato

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