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 wordnitrate 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