nitrate

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: nī'trāt, IPA ^(key): /ˈnaɪˌtreɪt/ or [ˈnaɪ̯ˌtʰreɪ̯t]

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Noun

Singular nitrate

Plural nitrates

1. (chemistry) (countable) A nitrate is any salt or compound of nitric acid.

Verb

Plain form nitrate

Third-person singular nitrates

Past tense nitrated

Past participle nitrated

Present participle nitrating

1. If something is nitrated, it was treated or reacted with nitric acid or a nitrate.