| nitrate | (n) any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid) |
| nitrate | (v) treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate, Example: nitroglycerin is obtained by nitrating glycerol |
| nitrate bacterium | (n) any of the nitrobacteria that oxidize nitrites into nitrates, Syn. nitric bacterium |
| Nitrate | n. [ Cf. F. nitrate. ] (Chem.) A salt of nitric acid. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Nitrated | a. |
| Nitratine | n. (Min.) A mineral occurring in transparent crystals, usually of a white, sometimes of a reddish gray, or lemon-yellow, color; native sodium nitrate. It is used in making nitric acid and for manure. Called also |
| Nitrat { n } [ chem. ] | nitrate [Add to Longdo] |