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nitrate

/ˈnaɪ.treɪt/

Traduction: Nom désignant un sel ou un ester de l'acide nitrique, contenant le groupe nitrate, utilisé notamment dans les engrais et les explosifs., Verbe signifiant traiter ou combiner avec de l'acide nitrique ou un composé nitrate, généralement dans un processus chimique.

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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.

  • 🇫🇷Nom désignant un sel ou un ester de l'acide nitrique, contenant le groupe nitrate, utilisé notamment dans les engrais et les explosifs.
  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.

    🇫🇷nitrate

  • 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.

  • 🇫🇷Verbe signifiant traiter ou combiner avec de l'acide nitrique ou un composé nitrate, généralement dans un processus chimique.
  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.

    🇫🇷Nitrer

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