ni·trate (n  tr t , -tr t)n. 1. The univalent radical NO3 or a compound containing it, as a salt or an ester of nitric acid. 2. Fertilizer consisting of sodium nitrate or potassium 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. ni·tra tion n.ni trator n. |
nitrate [ˈnaɪtreɪt]
n
1. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) any salt or ester of nitric acid, such as sodium nitrate, NaNO3
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) a fertilizer consisting of or containing nitrate salts
vb
1. (Chemistry) (tr) to treat with nitric acid or a nitrate
2. (Chemistry) to convert or be converted into a nitrate
3. (Chemistry) to undergo or cause to undergo the chemical process in which a nitro group is introduced into a molecule
nitration n
| nitrate (ntrt) A salt or ester of nitric acid, 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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| 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 |
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