Nitrate

v. add nitric acid (Chemistry)

n. salt or ester of nitric acid (Chemistry)

Trinitrate redirects here. See also glyceryl trinitrate.In inorganic chemistry, a nitrate is a salt of nitric acid with an ion composed of one nitrogen and three oxygen atoms (NO3−). In organic chemistry the esters of nitric acid and various alcohols are called nitrates. Nitrate from food, especially vegetables, is converted in the human digestive tract to nitrite which reacts with amines to form carcinogenic nitrosamines.
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Noun
1. any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)
(hypernym) compound, chemical compound
(hyponym) calcium nitrate
(substance-meronym) nitro group
(derivation) nitrify
Verb
1. treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate; "nitroglycerin is obtained by nitrating glycerol"
(hypernym) process, treat
(derivation) nitric acid, aqua fortis
(classification) chemistry, chemical science

n. nitrate, salt or ester of nitric acid (Chemistry)

n. nitrate, salt or ester of nitric acid (Chemistry)

v. nitrate, add nitric acid (Chemistry)