Definition of NITRATE

nitrate

Plural: nitrates

Noun

  • any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)
  • Any salt or ester of nitric acid.

Verb

  • treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate
  • To treat, or react, with nitric acid or a nitrate

Origin / Etymology

From French nitrate.

Scrabble Score: 7

nitrate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
nitrate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
nitrate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

nitrate is a valid Words With Friends word