denitrate

[dee-nahy-treyt]

de·ni·trate

[dee-nahy-treyt]
verb (used with object), de·ni·trat·ed, de·ni·trat·ing.
Chemistry. to free from nitric acid or nitrates; remove oxides of nitrogen from.

Origin:
1860–65; de- + nitrate

de·ni·tra·tion, noun
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Denitrate is always a great word to know.
So is atomic. Does it mean:
existing as free, uncombined atoms
a colorless, flammable gas, C4H10, a saturated aliphatic existing in two isometric forms: used chiefly in the manufacture of rubber and as fuel
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denitrate (diːˈnaɪtreɪt)
 
vb
to undergo or cause to undergo a process in which a compound loses a nitro or nitrate group, nitrogen dioxide, or nitric acid
 
deni'tration
 
n

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