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.
Derivatives:
nitration n.
Etymology: 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.
Derivatives:
nitration n.
Etymology: F (as NITRE, -ATE(1))
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012