nitrate
pronunciation
How to pronounce nitrate in British English:
UK [ˈnaɪtreɪt]
How to pronounce nitrate in American English:
US [ˈnaɪtreɪt]
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- Noun:
- any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)
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- Verb:
- treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate
Word Origin
- nitrate (n.)
- 1794, from French nitrate (1787) or formed in English from nitre + -ate (3). Related: Nitrates.
Example
- 1. The nitrate mines fuelled chile 's economy and fertilised europe 's farms .
- 2. Then anaerobic bacteria take that nitrate and turn it into harmless nitrogen gas .
- 3. In 1872 , humberstone was established as a nitrate mining center in the harsh climate of the atacama desert .
- 4. The results of research on traditional medicine of china show the primary bioactivity of nitric oxide blood vessels and the ability to change nitrate to nitrite or nitric oxide .
- 5. So he and his colleagues tested a range of chemicals found in fertilizers , including nitrate , ammonium and urea , to determine their effects on the algae .