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nitrate

nit·rate

US/ˈnaɪˌtɹeɪt/ uncommon
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)

verb

1.

treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate

  • “nitroglycerin is obtained by nitrating glycerol”

Origin

Borrowed from French nitrate.

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