nitrate
Any salt or ester of nitric acidAny salt or ester of nitric acid.
» Mercuric nitrate is an ionic compound.
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1 sensesAny salt or ester of nitric acid.
Nitrat
нитра́тnitrát
any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)
Examples
5 sentencesMercuric nitrate is an ionic compound.
The stain on the lab coat is due to silver nitrate.
Natural mineral water contains calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium as well as nitrate.
deNatürliches Mineralwasser enthält Kalzium, Magnesium, Natrium, Kalium und Nitrat. — hjoest
The doctor may advise cautery, a method that burns the blood vessel with electric current, silver nitrate or a laser.
Hong Kong student Nick So developed a kit to measure the levels of potentially toxic nitrates and nitrites in homemade baby food.
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Origin
Borrowed from French nitrate.Borrowed from French nitrate.
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Forms
plural: nitratesWord family
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