nitrate

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)
  2. verb treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate

Etymology

From French nitrate.

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