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nitrate

/ˈnaɪ.treɪt/

Traducción: Sustancia que contiene el grupo nitrato, como una sal o éster del ácido nítrico; también se refiere al compuesto iónico con el anión NO₃⁻., Verbo que significa tratar o combinar con ácido nítrico o un compuesto de nitrato, generalmente en un proceso químico.

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noun

C1formalcommonscientific/ˈnaɪ.treɪt/

A noun referring to a compound containing the nitrate group, such as a salt or ester of nitric acid.

  • 🇪🇸Sustancia que contiene el grupo nitrato, como una sal o éster del ácido nítrico; también se refiere al compuesto iónico con el anión NO₃⁻.
  1. Chemical compound B2 formal scientific

    A salt or ester of nitric acid containing the group NO3, used in fertilizers and explosives.

    • Farmers often use nitrate as a fertilizer to boost crop growth.
    • The lab test confirmed the presence of nitrate in the water sample.
    • Nitrate compounds are key ingredients in some industrial explosives.

    🇪🇸Nitrato

  • nitrates plural form
  • nitrates' possessive plural form
  • nitrate's possessive singular form

verb

C2formalcommontechnical/ˈnaɪ.treɪt/

A verb meaning to treat or combine with nitric acid or a nitrate compound, typically in a chemical process.

  • 🇪🇸Verbo que significa tratar o combinar con ácido nítrico o un compuesto de nitrato, generalmente en un proceso químico.
  1. Treat with nitric acid C1 formal scientific

    To treat a substance, especially an organic compound, with nitric acid to convert it into a nitrate.

    • The chemist nitrated the benzene ring to produce nitrobenzene.
    • In the lab, they nitrated the sample to analyze its composition.
    • The process to nitrate the compound requires careful temperature control.

    🇪🇸Tratar con ácido nítrico

  • nitrated past participle
  • nitrated past simple
  • nitrating present participle
  • nitrates third person singular