1. Any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)

1. Treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate
   "nitroglycerin is obtained by nitrating glycerol"

Derived forms: nitrating, nitrated, nitrates

See also: nitric acid, nitrify

Type of: chemical compound, compound, process, treat

Encyclopedia: Nitrate

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