Definition of nitrate
1 : a salt or ester of nitric acid
2 : sodium nitrate or potassium nitrate used as a fertilizer
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Recent Examples of nitrate from the Web
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When digested, nitrates turn into nitrites, which have been linked to cancer in test subject animals.
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The latest recall raises doubts about the safety of other Takata Corp. inflators that use ammonium nitrate and drying agents.
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Takata for years has made some of its inflators with a chemical desiccant to the keep the ammonium nitrate propellant dry.
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The latest recall raises doubts about the safety of other Takata Corp. inflators that use ammonium nitrate and drying agents.
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Nine 10-pound bags of ammonium nitrate blasting agent were stolen from an explosives trailer at the River Ridge Development site in Jeffersonville, according to a news release from the Louisville Field Division of the bureau.
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Pruitt has moved to suspend or revoke several other rules adopted during the Obama administration, including a two-year delay on a regulation aimed at minimizing chemical accidents like the 2013 ammonium nitrate explosion at a plant in West, Tex.
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Pruitt has moved to suspend or revoke several other rules adopted during the Obama administration, including a two-year delay on a regulation aimed at minimizing chemical accidents like the 2013 ammonium nitrate explosion at a plant in West, Texas.
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Celery is naturally high in nitrates, scientists say, which are converted into nitrites, and that's why processed food manufacturers use it as a replacement.
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Origin and Etymology of nitrate
French, from nitrique
NITRATE Defined for English Language Learners
nitrate
playDefinition of nitrate for English Language Learners
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: a chemical compound that contains oxygen and nitrogen and that is used in fertilizer
NITRATE Defined for Kids
nitrate
playDefinition of nitrate for Students
: a substance that is made from or similar in composition to nitric acid
Medical Dictionary
nitrate
playMedical Definition of nitrate
: a salt or ester of nitric acid
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