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nitrate

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
nitrate Chemistry

▶noun /ˈnʌɪtreɪt/ a salt or ester of nitric acid. ▶verb /nʌɪˈtreɪt/ treat with nitric acid, especially so as to introduce the group –NO₂.

– derivatives
nitration noun.

– origin C18: from Fr. (see nitre, -ate1).

'nitrate' also found in these Oxford entries:

amatol - amyl nitrate - cellulose - cellulose nitrate - gelatin - gelignite - hatter - nitre - saltpetre - soda - sodium nitrate

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