See Also: Nitrate(medicine)
nitrate(encyclopedia)
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nitrate(dictionary)
potassium nitrate(medicine)
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Silver nitrate(medicine)
ammonium nitrate(medicine)
Miconazole nitrate(health)
Econazole nitrate(health)

nitrate (iou)



nitrate noun & verb. L18.
[French, formed as NITRE noun + -ATE1. Cf. earlier NITRATED.]
A. noun.
Chemistry. A salt or ester of nitric acid. L18.
silver nitrate: see SILVER noun & adjective.
a. A nitrogenous fertilizer, esp. one containing potassium, sodium, or ammonium nitrate. M19.
b. Silver nitrate, used in photographic development. M19.
c. Cellulose nitrate (nitrocellulose), as formerly used as a base for cinematographic films. M20.
Comb.: nitrate reductase an enzyme which brings about (the second step in) the reduction of nitrate to nitrite.
b. verb trans. Chemistry. Treat, combine, or impregnate with nitric acid; introduce a nitro group into (a compound or molecule). L19.
nitrating adjective designating a compound, species, or mixture used to introduce a nitro group into a molecule M20.