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nitrate

9 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. nitrate (noun)
  2. nitration (noun)
  3. ammonium nitrate (noun)
  4. cellulose nitrate (noun)
  5. peroxyacetyl nitrate (noun)
  6. phenylmercuric nitrate (noun)
  7. potassium nitrate (noun)
  8. silver nitrate (noun)
  9. sodium nitrate (noun)

ni·trate

noun \ˈnī-ˌtrāt, -trət\

Definition of NITRATE

: a salt or ester of nitric acid

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