"nitrate" meaning in English

See nitrate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈnaɪˌtreɪt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nitrate.wav [UK] Forms: nitrate [singular], nitrates [plural]
enPR: nī'trāt [US] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A nitrate is any salt or compound of nitric acid.
    Sense id: simple-nitrate-en-noun-HrcCtMqE Categories (other): Chemistry

Verb

IPA: /ˈnaɪˌtreɪt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nitrate.wav [UK] Forms: nitrate [canonical], nitrates [third-person, singular], nitrated [past], nitrated [past, participle], nitrating [present, participle]
enPR: nī'trāt [US] Head templates: {{verb|nitrat|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is nitrated, it was treated or reacted with nitric acid or a nitrate.
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