📖 Definitions of "Nitrate"
noun
- 1
Any salt or ester of nitric acid.
verb
- 1
To treat, or react, with nitric acid or a nitrate
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| nitritenoun | (chemistry) Any salt or ester of nitrous acid. |
| ammoniumnoun | (inorganic chemistry) The univalent NH₄⁺ cation, derived by the protonation of ammonia |
| ammonianoun | A solution of this compound in water used domestically as a cleaning fluid. |
| nitricnoun | Nitric acid. |
| nitrogennoun | (uncountable) Molecular nitrogen (N₂), a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature. |
| nitrogenous | of, relating to, or containing nitrogen |
| alkalinenoun | An alkaline battery. |
| econazolenoun | (pharmacology) A particular kind of imidazole antifungal drug. |
| argentic | Of, pertaining to or containing silver. |
| fertilizernoun | A natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants. |
| compositenoun | A mixture of different components. |
| acidnoun | (chemistry) Any compound which yields H+ ions (protons) when dissolved in water; an Arrhenius acid. |
| niternoun | (US, inorganic chemistry) A mineral form of potassium nitrate (saltpetre) used in making gunpowder. |
| nitratinenoun | (mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral form of sodium nitrate. |
| chile saltpeter | — |
| saltpetrenoun | (originally) Potassium nitrate. |
| saltpeternoun | (US) Alternative spelling of saltpetre. [(originally) Potassium nitrate.] |
| soda niternoun | sodium nitrate |
| silver nitratenoun | (inorganic chemistry) The silver salt of nitric acid, AgNO₃; it is sensitive to light and is used in the preparation of silver halides for photography; it is used in laboratories as a reagent to test for chloride |
| potassium nitratenoun | (inorganic chemistry) KNO₃, a naturally occurring salt, notably used as an ingredient of gunpowder; also used a food preservative and as an ingredient in toothpaste for sensitive gums; historically used in the production of nitric acid (HNO₃). |
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