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nitrator

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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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