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English noun: nitrate | |||
| 1. | nitrate (substance) any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | chemical compound, compound | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ammonium nitrate, calcium nitrate, cellulose nitrate, glyceryl trinitrate, guncotton, niter, nitre, nitrocellulose, nitrocotton, nitroglycerin, nitroglycerine, Nitrospan, Nitrostat, potassium nitrate, saltpeter, saltpetre, silver nitrate, soda niter, sodium nitrate, trinitroglycerin, uranyl nitrate | ||
| Substance holonym | nitro group | ||
English verb: nitrate | |||
| 1. | nitrate (change) treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate | ||
| Samples | Nitroglycerin is obtained by nitrating glycerol. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | process, treat | ||
| Domain category | chemical science, chemistry | ||
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