nitrate
IPA: nˈaɪtreɪt
noun
- (chemistry) Any salt or ester of nitric acid.
verb
- To treat, or react, with nitric acid or a nitrate
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Examples of "nitrate" in Sentences
- The by product of the reaction is sodium nitrate.
- I told you already that the cause was the nitrate.
- Combinations of the nitrite and nitrate can be used.
- The fertilizer has nitrates, which is the explosive.
- The company manufactured cellulose nitrate, the first plastic.
- Then, use that to determine the concentration of the sodium nitrate.
- Use a nitrate test kit to quantify the quality of nitrate in the water.
- The root of the explosion was in a building containing ammonium nitrate.
- The potassium nitrate is the compound known for the longest time as saltpeter.
- The following is the correct equation for the oxidation of ammonia into nitrate.
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