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RELATED WORDS : ammonium nitrate amyl nitrate calcium nitrate cellulose nitrate nitrate bacterium potassium nitrate silver nitrate sodium nitrate uranyl nitrate

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun nitrate has 1 sense

• nitrate(n = noun.substance) Array - any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid); Array
has particulars: calcium nitrate, cellulose nitrate, guncotton, nitrocellulose, nitrocotton, soda niter, sodium nitrate, niter, nitre, potassium nitrate, saltpeter, saltpetre, glyceryl trinitrate, nitroglycerin, nitroglycerine, nitrospan, nitrostat, trinitroglycerin, ammonium nitrate, silver nitrate, uranyl nitrate
is a kind of chemical compound, compound
Derived forms verb nitrate₁, verb nitrify₃, verb nitrify₂, verb nitrify₁

Verb nitrate has 1 sense

• nitrate(v = verb.change) Array - treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate; "nitroglycerin is obtained by nitrating glycerol"
is one way to process, treat
Derived forms noun nitrate₁, noun nitric acid₁
Sample sentence:
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THESAURUS

nitrate

acetify, acidify, acidulate, alkalify, alkalize, ammonia, borate, carbonate, castor-bean meal, catalyze, chemical, chlorinate, commercial fertilizer, compost, dressing, dung, electrolyze, enrichener, ferment, fertilizer, guano, homopolymerize, hydrate, hydrogenate, hydroxylate, isomerize, manure, muck, night soil, nitrogen, organic fertilizer, oxidize, pepsinate, peroxidize, phosphate, phosphatize, polymerize, reduce, sulfate, sulfatize, sulfonate, superphosphate, work

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