Definitions for nitrates

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nitrates ni·trate

Spelling: [noun nahy-treyt, -trit; verb nahy-treyt]

IPA: /noun ˈnaɪ treɪt, -trɪt; verb ˈnaɪ treɪt/

Nitrates is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 470 anagrams from letters in nitrates (aeinrstt).

Definitions for nitrates

noun

1. Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
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. nitrate film.

verb (used with object)

1. to treat with nitric acid or a nitrate.
2. to convert into a nitrate.

Origin of nitrates

First recorded in 1785-95; nitr- + -ate²

Examples for nitrates

Paint flowers or figures of any kind on a white silk ribbon, with a camel hair pencil, dipped in a solution of nitrate of silver.

Nitre, or "nitrate," is a native nitrate of potash, or nitrate of soda.

What proportion of nitre does the saltpetre of the nitrate caves afford?

In the spring, nitrate of soda applied in the rows is very helpful.

In small quantities it is found as nitrate and in many other forms.

For this purpose a standard solution of nitrate of silver isp.

A spring top-dressing of nitrate of soda is usually helpful.

The nitrate of silver and chloride of silver will never have to be renewed.

By this method we find that with maximum yields of nitrate at 143-145 p.ct.

Supposing we burned the place, you know, with nitrate of silver, or something like that.