nitrate en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈnaɪˌtɹeɪt/ (US)
- nī'trāt (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- [ˈnaɪ̯ˌtʰɹeɪ̯t] (US)
Etymology
Borrowed from French nitrate.
Meanings
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Any salt or ester of nitric acid.
Nitrates are most commonly used in fertilizers, especially sodium and potassium nitrates. Numerous water wells have had to be abandoned because of the lack of a way to deal with the problem.
1992 March 10, “Removal of Nitrates”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:The pinkness of bacon – or cooked ham, or salami – is a sign that it has been treated with chemicals, more specifically with nitrates and nitrites.
2018 March 1, Bee Wilson, “Yes, bacon really is killing us”, in The Guardian:The underground water which feeds Britain's springs and rivers and provides a third of its drinking water is becoming seriously polluted with nitrates, causing a threat to wildlife and landing consumers with a big purification bill.
2003 August 11, Paul Brown, “Nitrate pollution raises water bills”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nitrates | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nitrate of lime · rubidium nitrate · nitratite · promethium nitrate · nitrate of potash · sulphonitrate · oxalonitrate · nitrate of calcium · cellulose nitrate · pernitrate · ceric ammonium nitrate · uranyl nitrate · nitration · denitrate · propatylnitrate · oxynitrate · nitrate of ammonia · ammonium nitrate · nitrate of bismuth · hydrogen nitrate · trisnitrate · barium nitrate · plumbous nitrate · tetranitrate · amyl nitrate · alkylnitrate · sodium nitrate · hexanitrate · nitrate of sodium · mercuric nitrate · hydroxylammonium nitrate · nitrate of strontia · nitrate of silver · nitrate vulnerable zone · nitrate of lead · aluminium nitrate · palladium nitrate · silver nitrate · ammonitrate · nitrate of amyl · magnesium nitrate · subnitrate · nitrate of potassium · nitrate of cobalt · tellurium nitrate · orthonitrate · dinitrate · nitrate bath · lithium nitrate · mononitrate · potassium nitrate · peroxyacetyl nitrate · gallium nitrate · copper nitrate · assimilatory nitrate reductase · nitrate of mercury · nitrate reductase · caesium nitrate · plutonyl nitrate · cesium nitrate · thorium nitrate · sulfonitrate · nitrate of soda · nitrate of baryta · ethyl nitrate · nitrate of copper · organonitrate · nitrate reductase test · uranic nitrate · strontium nitrate · beryllium nitrate · trinitrate · protonitrate · nitratian · guanidine nitrate · mercurous nitrate · nickel nitrate · nitratocuprate · calcium nitrate · nitratine · cadmium nitrate · uranium nitrate · lead nitrate · ammonia nitrate · silver-copper nitrate
Translations (34)
da nitrat (any salt or ester of nitric acid) · mi pākawa ota (any salt or ester of nitric acid) · sk nitrát (any salt or ester of nitric acid) · de Nitrat (any salt or ester of nitric acid) · fr nitrate (any salt or ester of nitric acid) · pl azotan (any salt or ester of nitric acid) · ro nitrat (any salt or ester of nitric acid) · it nitrato (any salt or ester of nitric acid) · hu nitrát (any salt or ester of nitric acid) · hi भूयातती (any salt or ester of nitric acid) · io nitrato (any salt or ester of nitric acid) · eu nitrato (any salt or ester of nitric acid) · fr azotate (any salt or ester of nitric acid) · tr nitrat (any salt or ester of nitric acid) · fi nitraatti (any salt or ester of nitric acid) · eo nitrato (any salt or ester of nitric acid) · pt nitrato (any salt or ester of nitric acid) · sv nitrat (any salt or ester of nitric acid) · nn nitrat (any salt or ester of nitric acid) · mi pākawaota (any salt or ester of nitric acid) · ru нитра́т (any salt or ester of nitric acid) · es nitrato (any salt or ester of nitric acid) · is nítrat (any salt or ester of nitric acid) · cmn 硝酸鹽 /硝酸盐 (any salt or ester of nitric acid) · bg нитрат (any salt or ester of nitric acid) · cy nitrad (any salt or ester of nitric acid) · fo nitrat (any salt or ester of nitric acid) · eo azotato (any salt or ester of nitric acid) · ca nitrat (any salt or ester of nitric acid) · sk dusičnan (any salt or ester of nitric acid) · nb nitrat (any salt or ester of nitric acid) · ms nitrat (any salt or ester of nitric acid) · nl nitraat (any salt or ester of nitric acid) · pt azotato (any salt or ester of nitric acid)