n. & v.
n. 1 any salt or ester of nitric acid. 2 potassium or sodium nitrate when used as a fertilizer.
v.tr. Chem. treat, combine, or impregnate with nitric acid. nitration n.
[ F (as NITRE, -ATE(1)) ]
n. & v.
n. 1 any salt or ester of nitric acid. 2 potassium or sodium nitrate when used as a fertilizer.
v.tr. Chem. treat, combine, or impregnate with nitric acid. nitration n.
[ F (as NITRE, -ATE(1)) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012