nitrate
[ noun nahy-treyt, -trit; verb nahy-treyt ]
/ noun ˈnaɪ treɪt, -trɪt; verb ˈnaɪ treɪt /
noun
Chemistry.
a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO2 or NO3.
fertilizer consisting of potassium nitrate or sodium nitrate.
cellulose nitrate, a substance used as a film base in the early days of filmmaking.
Informal.
nitrate film.
verb (used with object), ni·trat·ed, ni·trat·ing.
to treat with nitric acid or a nitrate.
to convert into a nitrate.
OTHER WORDS FROM nitrate
ni·tra·tion, nounWords nearby nitrate
nitra,
nitralloy,
nitramine,
nitramino,
nitramino group,
nitrate,
nitrate film,
nitratine,
nitrazepam,
nitre,
nitric
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British Dictionary definitions for nitrate
nitrate
/ (ˈnaɪtreɪt) /
noun
any salt or ester of nitric acid, such as sodium nitrate, NaNO 3
a fertilizer consisting of or containing nitrate salts
verb
(tr)
to treat with nitric acid or a nitrate
to convert or be converted into a nitrate
to undergo or cause to undergo the chemical process in which a nitro group is introduced into a molecule
Derived forms of nitrate
nitration, nounMedical definitions for nitrate
nitrate
[ nī′trāt′, -trĭt ]
n.
The univalent radical NO3.
A compound containing such a radical, such as a salt or ester of nitric acid.
v.
To treat with nitric acid or a nitrate, usually to change an organic compound into a nitrate.
Scientific definitions for nitrate
nitrate
[ nī′trāt′ ]
A salt or ester of nitric acid, containing the group NO3. Nitrates dissolve extremely easily in water and are an important component of the nitrogen cycle. Compare nitrite.