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treɪt, -trɪt; noun
1.
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
2.
fertilizer consisting of potassium nitrate or sodium nitrate.
3.
cellulose nitrate, a substance used as a film base in the early days of filmmaking.
4.
Informal. nitrate film.
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nitrate (ˈnaɪtreɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | any salt or ester of nitric acid, such as sodium nitrate, NaNO3 |
| 2. | a fertilizer consisting of or containing nitrate salts |
| —vb | |
| 3. | (tr) to treat with nitric acid or a nitrate |
| 4. | to convert or be converted into a nitrate |
| 5. | to undergo or cause to undergo the chemical process in which a nitro group is introduced into a molecule |
| ni'tration | |
| —n | |
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Medical Dictionary
nitrate ni·trate (nī'trāt', -trĭt)
n.
The univalent radical NO3.
A compound containing such a radical, such as a salt or ester of nitric acid.
To treat with nitric acid or a nitrate, usually to change an organic compound into a nitrate.
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Science Dictionary
| nitrate (nī'trāt') Pronunciation Key
A salt or ester of nitric acid, containing the group NO3. Nitrates dissolve extremely easily in water and are an important component of the nitrogen cycle. Compare nitrite. |
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Example sentences
Our setup had the nitrate negatives in mind more than anything.
Pollutants from fertilizer runoff, such as nitrate and nitrite, are also removed.
It may be light, or a familiar nutrient such as nitrate or phosphate.
Clostridia bacteria also have an enzyme that reduces nitrate to nitrite.
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