单词 | nitrate |
释义 | nitrate —nitration, n. n. /nuy"trayt, -trit/; v. /nuy"trayt/, n. , v. , nitrated, nitrating. n. 1. Chem. 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. 3. cellulose nitrate, a substance used as a film base in the early days of filmmaking. 4. Informal. See nitrate film. v.t. 5. to treat with nitric acid or a nitrate. 6. to convert into a nitrate. [1785-95; NITR- + -ATE2] |
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