NITRATE

/ˈnaɪˌtɹeɪt/ ► audio Scrabble 7 Words With Friends 8

Scrabble letter values: N1I1T1R1A1T1E1 = 7

Definition

  1. verb treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate.
  2. noun any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid).

Examples

  • “nitroglycerin is obtained by nitrating glycerol”

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