nitrate Chemistry
■ noun 'nʌɪtreɪt a salt or ester of nitric acid.
■ verb nʌɪ'treɪt treat with nitric acid, especially so as to introduce the group ‒NO 2 .
Derivatives
nitration noun
Origin
C18: from Fr. (see nitre , -ate 1 ).
nitrate Chemistry
■ noun 'nʌɪtreɪt a salt or ester of nitric acid.
■ verb nʌɪ'treɪt treat with nitric acid, especially so as to introduce the group ‒NO 2 .
Derivatives
nitration noun
Origin
C18: from Fr. (see nitre , -ate 1 ).
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