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US
/ˈnaɪˌtɹeɪt/
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[ UK /nˈaɪtɹeɪt/ ]
[ UK /nˈaɪtɹeɪt/ ]
NOUN
- any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)
VERB
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treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate
nitroglycerin is obtained by nitrating glycerol
How To Use nitrate In A Sentence
- In the atmosphere the hydroxyl radicals oxidise nitrates to form ozone.
- Sixty-six per cent. of _picrotoxin_ consists of another bitter substance, non-poisonous -- _picrotin_, which is insoluble in benzine and is reduced by Fehling's solution and nitrate of silver. The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines
- The results showed that the interaction of curcumin with collagen and collagen containing cerous nitrate are both static quenching, and there is a binding site in them respectively.
- Recently, nitroglycerine (glyceryl trinitrate) has been suggested as a tocolytic agent because it showed no significant side effects in animal studies and limited human studies.
- This compound is hydrolyzed to nitrate and carbonate and the net effect of this reaction is prevention of nitration and oxidative damage.
- I thus set up an independent program to investigate chemical and spectroscopic properties of compounds of atmospheric importance, focusing on those that are unstable and difficult to handle in the laboratory, such as hypochlorous acid, chlorine nitrite, chlorine nitrate, peroxynitric acid, etc. Mario Molina - Autobiography
- Biodiesel reduces emissions of unburned hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, sulfates, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and particulates.
- Glyceryl trinitrate dilates the blood vessels and is used to treat angina or heart attack. Times, Sunday Times
- Nitrates are chemicals that occur naturally in water and the soil.
- The first plastic, celluloid, was synthesized from nitrated cotton fiber and camphor in 1869, to make a cheaper substitute for ivory billiard balls.