NITRATE


Meaning of NITRATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnī-ˌtrāt, -trət ]

noun

Etymology: French, from nitrique

Date: 1788

1. : a salt or ester of nitric acid

2. : sodium nitrate or potassium nitrate used as a fertilizer

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