nitrate

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I - noun

any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid) (Freq. 1)
• Derivationally related forms:
nitrify
• Hypernyms:
compound, chemical compound
• Hyponyms:
calcium nitrate, cellulose nitrate, nitrocellulose, guncotton, nitrocotton,
sodium nitrate, soda niter, potassium nitrate, saltpeter, saltpetre, niter,
nitre, nitroglycerin, nitroglycerine, trinitroglycerin, glyceryl trinitrate, Nitrospan,
Nitrostat, ammonium nitrate, silver nitrate, uranyl nitrate
• Substance Meronyms:
nitro group

II - verb

treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate
- nitroglycerin is obtained by nitrating glycerol
• Derivationally related forms:
nitric acid
• Topics:
chemistry, chemical science
• Hypernyms:
process, treat
• Verb Frames:
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