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N0115800 (nī′trāt′, -trĭt)n.1. The univalent anionic group NO₃, derived from nitric acid, or a compound containing this group.2. Fertilizer consisting of sodium nitrate, potassium nitrate, or ammonium nitrate.tr.v. ni·trat·ed, ni·trat·ing, ni·trates To treat with nitric acid or a nitrate, usually to change (an organic compound) into a nitrate.

ni·tra′tion n.ni′tra′tor n.

nitrate

(ˈnaɪtreɪt) n1. (Elements & Compounds) any salt or ester of nitric acid, such as sodium nitrate, NaNO32. (Agriculture) a fertilizer consisting of or containing nitrate saltsvb3. (Chemistry) (tr) to treat with nitric acid or a nitrate4. (Chemistry) to convert or be converted into a nitrate5. (Chemistry) to undergo or cause to undergo the chemical process in which a nitro group is introduced into a molecule niˈtration n

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(n. ˈnaɪ treɪt, -trɪt; v. -treɪt)

n., v. -trat•ed, -trat•ing. n. 1. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group ONO₂ or NO₃. 2. fertilizer consisting of potassium nitrate or sodium nitrate. v.t. 3. to treat with nitric acid or a nitrate. 4. to convert into a nitrate. [< French (1787); see niter, -ate²] ni•tra′tion, n.

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(nī′trāt′) A salt or ester of nitric acid; a compound containing the group NO₃. Nitrates dissolve extremely easily in water and are an important component of the nitrogen cycle. Compare nitrite.

nitrate

Past participle: nitrated
Gerund: nitrating

Imperative
nitrate
nitrate

Present
I nitrate
you nitrate
he/she/it nitrates
we nitrate
you nitrate
they nitrate

Preterite
I nitrated
you nitrated
he/she/it nitrated
we nitrated
you nitrated
they nitrated

Present Continuous
I am nitrating
you are nitrating
he/she/it is nitrating
we are nitrating
you are nitrating
they are nitrating

Present Perfect
I have nitrated
you have nitrated
he/she/it has nitrated
we have nitrated
you have nitrated
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Past Continuous
I was nitrating
you were nitrating
he/she/it was nitrating
we were nitrating
you were nitrating
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Past Perfect
I had nitrated
you had nitrated
he/she/it had nitrated
we had nitrated
you had nitrated
they had nitrated

Future
I will nitrate
you will nitrate
he/she/it will nitrate
we will nitrate
you will nitrate
they will nitrate

Future Perfect
I will have nitrated
you will have nitrated
he/she/it will have nitrated
we will have nitrated
you will have nitrated
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Future Continuous
I will be nitrating
you will be nitrating
he/she/it will be nitrating
we will be nitrating
you will be nitrating
they will be nitrating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been nitrating
you have been nitrating
he/she/it has been nitrating
we have been nitrating
you have been nitrating
they have been nitrating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been nitrating
you will have been nitrating
he/she/it will have been nitrating
we will have been nitrating
you will have been nitrating
they will have been nitrating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been nitrating
you had been nitrating
he/she/it had been nitrating
we had been nitrating
you had been nitrating
they had been nitrating

Conditional
I would nitrate
you would nitrate
he/she/it would nitrate
we would nitrate
you would nitrate
they would nitrate

Past Conditional
I would have nitrated
you would have nitrated
he/she/it would have nitrated
we would have nitrated
you would have nitrated
they would have nitrated

nitrate

A nitrogen compound essential for plant growth, but liable to contaminate water supplies where nitrate fertilizer is washed into rivers or seeps underground.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	nitrate - any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)calcium nitrate - a deliquescent salt that is soluble in water; sometimes used as a source of nitrogen in fertilizerscellulose nitrate, guncotton, nitrocellulose, nitrocotton - a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosiveschemical compound, compound - (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weightsoda niter, sodium nitrate - (NaNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosiveniter, nitre, potassium nitrate, saltpeter, saltpetre - (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosiveglyceryl trinitrate, nitroglycerin, nitroglycerine, Nitrospan, Nitrostat, trinitroglycerin - a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat)ammonium nitrate - used as an explosive and fertilizer and rocket propellantsilver nitrate - a nitrate used in making photographic emulsions; also used in medicine as a cautery and as a topical antibacterial agentnitro group - the group -NO3uranyl nitrate - a yellow salt obtained by the reaction of uranium salts with nitric acid
Verb	1.	nitrate - treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate; "nitroglycerin is obtained by nitrating glycerol"chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactionsprocess, treat - subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"

Translations

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nitrogen

(ˈnaitrədʒən) noun an element, a type of gas making up nearly four-fifths of the air we breathe. 氮ˈnitrate noun any of several substances containing nitrogen often used as soil fertilizers. 硝酸盐

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chemical compound containing the nitrate (NO₃) radicalradical,
in chemistry, group of atoms that are joined together in some particular spatial structure and that take part in most chemical reactions as a single unit. Important inorganic radicals include ammonium, NH₄; carbonate, CO₃ ; chlorate, ClO₃
..... Click the link for more information. . Nitrates are salts or esters of nitric acidnitric acid,
chemical compound, HNO₃, colorless, highly corrosive, poisonous liquid that gives off choking red or yellow fumes in moist air. It is miscible with water in all proportions.
..... Click the link for more information. , HNO₃, formed by replacing the hydrogen with a metal (e.g., sodium or potassium) or a radical (e.g., ammonium or ethyl). Some important inorganic nitrates are potassium nitratepotassium nitrate,
chemical compound, KNO₃, occurring as colorless, prismatic crystals or as a white powder; it is found pure in nature as the mineral saltpeter, or niter. (The name saltpeter is also applied to sodium nitrate, although less frequently.
..... Click the link for more information. (KNO₃), sodium nitratesodium nitrate,
chemical compound, NaNO₃, a colorless, odorless crystalline compound that closely resembles potassium nitrate (saltpeter or niter) in appearance and chemical properties. It is soluble in water, alcohol, and liquid ammonia.
..... Click the link for more information. (NaNO₃), silver nitratesilver nitrate
, chemical compound, AgNO₃, a colorless crystalline material that is very soluble in water. The most important compound of silver, it is used in the preparation of silver salts for photography, in chemical analysis, in silver plating, in inks and hair
..... Click the link for more information. (AgNO₃), and ammonium nitrateammonium nitrate,
chemical compound, NH₄NO₃, that exists as colorless, rhombohedral crystals at room temperature but changes to monoclinic crystals when heated above 32&degC;. It is extremely soluble in water and soluble in alcohol and liquid ammonia.
..... Click the link for more information. (NH₄NO₃). Calcium nitrate is used in fertilizers; barium and strontium nitrates are used to color fireworks and signal flares; bismuth nitrate is used in making pharmaceuticals. Saltpeter (potassium nitrate), a diuretic, was once believed to be an anaphrodesiac. Nearly all metal nitrates are readily soluble in water; for this reason they are often used when a water soluble salt of a metal is needed. The presence of nitrates in the soil is of great importance, since it is from these compounds that plants obtain the nitrogen necessary for their growth. Nitrogen-fixing bacteria are important in keeping the soil supplied with nitrates. Because of the widespread use of artificial fertilizers containing nitrates, nitrates have contaminated both ground and surface waters in some agricultural areas. Organic nitrates are esters formed by reaction of nitric acid with the hydroxyl (−OH) group in an alcohol. Nitroglycerinnitroglycerin
, C₃H₅N₃O₉, colorless, oily, highly explosive liquid. It is the nitric acid triester of glycerol and is more correctly called glycerol trinitrate.
..... Click the link for more information. is the trinitrate of glycerol; guncotton is a nitrate of cellulosecellulose,
chief constituent of the cell walls of plants. Chemically, it is a carbohydrate that is a high molecular weight polysaccharide. Raw cotton is composed of 91% pure cellulose; other important natural sources are flax, hemp, jute, straw, and wood.
..... Click the link for more information. . In chemical analysis, a test for nitrates involves the addition of a solution of ferrous sulfate to the substance to be tested, followed by the addition (without mixing) of a few drops of concentrated sulfuric acid; the presence of a nitrate is indicated by the formation of a brown ring—of Fe(NO)⁺² complex ion—where the sulfuric acid contacts the test mixture.

nitrate

[′nī‚trāt] (chemistry) A salt or ester of nitric acid. Any compound containing the ion NO₃^-.

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any salt or ester of nitric acid, such as sodium nitrate, NaNO₃

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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

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