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ni⋅trate

  [n. nahy-treyt, -trit; v. nahy-treyt] noun, verb, -trat⋅ed, -trat⋅ing.
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–noun
1. Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO2 or NO3.
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.
–verb (used with object)
5. to treat with nitric acid or a nitrate.
6. to convert into a nitrate.
Origin:
1785–95; nitr- + -ate 2

Related forms:
ni⋅tra⋅tion, noun
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ni·trate   (nī'trāt', -trĭt)   
n.  

  1. The univalent radical NO3 or a compound containing it, as a salt or an ester of nitric acid.

  2. Fertilizer consisting of sodium nitrate or potassium nitrate.

tr.v.   ni·trat·ed, ni·trat·ing, ni·trates
To treat with nitric acid or a nitrate, usually to change (an organic compound) into a nitrate.
ni·tra'tion n., ni'tra'tor n.
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Main Entry: ni·trate
Pronunciation: 'nI-"trAt, -tr&t
Function: noun
: a salt or ester of nitric acid

Main Entry: ni·tra·tion
Pronunciation: nI-'trA-sh&n
Function: noun
: the process of treating or combining with nitric acid or a nitrate;especially : conversion of an organic compound into a nitro compound or a nitrate —nitrate verb ni·trat·ed
; Inflected Form:ni·trat·ing
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nitrate ni·trate (nī'trāt', -trĭt)
n.

  1. The univalent radical NO3.

  2. A compound containing such a radical, such as a salt or ester of nitric acid.

v. ni·trat·ed, ni·trat·ing, ni·trates
To treat with nitric acid or a nitrate, usually to change an organic compound into a nitrate.

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