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nitrate

10 entries found.
  1. nitrate (noun)
  2. nitrate of soda
  3. ammonium nitrate (noun)
  4. amyl nitrate (noun)
  5. cellulose nitrate (noun)
  6. peroxyacetyl nitrate (noun)
  7. potassium nitrate (noun)
  8. silver nitrate (noun)
  9. sodium nitrate (noun)
  10. nitration (noun)

Main Entry: ni·trate
Pronunciation: \ˈnī-ˌtrāt, -trət\
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from nitrique
Date: 1788

1 : a salt or ester of nitric acid
2 : sodium nitrate or potassium nitrate used as a fertilizer


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