Nitrate
/ˈnaɪˌtɹeɪt/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any salt or ester of nitric acid.
"Nitrates are most commonly used in fertilizers, especially sodium and potassium nitrates. Numerous water wells have had to be abandoned because of the lack of a way to deal with the problem."
- 2 any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid) wordnet
Verb
- 1 To treat, or react, with nitric acid or a nitrate
- 2 treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"Natural mineral water contains calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium as well as nitrate."
Etymology
From French nitrate.