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nitrate::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | chemical compound, compound |
| Has types | cellulose nitrate, ammonium nitrate, calcium nitrate, silver nitrate, soda niter, sodium nitrate, trinitroglycerin, uranyl nitrate, glyceryl trinitrate, guncotton, niter, nitre, nitrocellulose, nitrocotton, nitroglycerin, nitroglycerine, nitrospan, nitrostat, potassium nitrate, saltpeter, saltpetre |
| Derivation | nitrify |
Examples of nitrate
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The third nitrate spike is around the year 1060, when no supernova was reported.
From the newscientist.com
It has a well for fresh water, plus a silver nitrate clay pot filtration system.
From the al.com
Note the greater relative excess of phosphate relative to nitrate in the former.
From the nature.com
They measured nitrate concentrations of between 31 and 452 milligrams per litre.
From the sciencedaily.com
Investigators believe it may have been set off by ammonium nitrate stored there.
From the nytimes.com
Most movies on cellulose nitrate base have been copied onto modern safety films.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Many decades ago, doctors prescribed potassium nitrate for asthma and arthritis.
From the chron.com
Sodium nitrate should not be confused with the related compound, sodium nitrite.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The company's products include silver nitrate, silver oxide and silver powders.
From the timesunion.com
- Any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)
- Treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate; "nitroglycerin is obtained by nitrating glycerol"
- The nitrate ion is a polyatomic ion with the molecular formula NO and a molecular mass of 62.0049 g/mol. It is the conjugate base of nitric acid, consisting of one central nitrogen atom surrounded by three identical oxygen atoms in a trigonal planar arrangement. ...
- (nitrator) a reaction vessel in which nitration takes place; a device for spreading nitrate fertilizer on the soil
- (nitrates) A salt or ester of nitric acid, such as potassium nitrate or sodium nitrate, both used as fertilizers, and which show up in water supplies as pollution.
- (NITRATES) Cheaper Than Day Rates
- Nitrates and other vasodilators are an effective therapy in the treatment of heart failure. They work by relaxing the muscle in the wall of the vessel so that blood can flow more easily. They reduce blood pressure and the workload on the heart. ...
- (nitrates) Drugs used to treat heart disease.
- (Nitrates (Syn. organic nitrates)) Compounds that are polyol esters of nitric acid. The prototype drug is nitroglycerin which is used to treat angina. Other nitrates include pentaerythritol tetranitrate, erythrityl tetranitrate, isosorbide dinitrate.
