n.
Pronunciation: n ī - ' tr ā -sh ə n
Function: noun
Date: 1887
: the process of adding a nitro group to an organic compound
– ni · trate \ ' n ī - ˌ tr ā t \ transitive verb
– ni · tra · tor \ - ˌ tr ā -t ə r \ noun
NITRATION
Meaning of NITRATION in English
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012