Definition of nitrating Nitrating
/najˈtɹejˌtɪŋ/ - [naytreyting] - ni•trat•ing
We found 5 definitions of nitrating from 2 different sources.
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What does nitrating mean?
Wiktionary 
- nitrating (Verb)
Present participle of nitrate. - nitrating (Adjective)
That promotes nitration.
Part of speech
🔤- nitrating, verb, gerund of nitrate (infinitive).
WordNet
NounPlural: nitrates |
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| nitrate - any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid) | ||
| chemical compound, compound an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient) | ||
| calcium nitrate a deliquescent salt that is soluble in water; sometimes used as a source of nitrogen in fertilizers | ||
| cellulose nitrate, guncotton, nitrocellulose, nitrocotton a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives | ||
| soda niter, sodium nitrate (NaNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive | ||
| niter, nitre, potassium nitrate, saltpeter, saltpetre (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive | ||
| glyceryl trinitrate, nitroglycerin, nitroglycerine, trinitroglycerin, nitrospan, nitrostat a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat) | ||
| ammonium nitrate used as an explosive and fertilizer and rocket propellant | ||
| silver nitrate a nitrate used in making photographic emulsions; also used in medicine as a cautery and as a topical antibacterial agent | ||
| nitro group the group -NO3 | ||
Verb |
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| nitrate - treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate; "nitroglycerin is obtained by nitrating glycerol" | ||
| process, treat subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill" | ||
| chemical science, chemistry the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions | ||
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Wiktionary
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- nitrate (n.)
A salt of nitric acid.
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nitrate
Any salt or ester of nitric acid, such as sodium nitrate.
Wikipedia 
- Nitrate (NO31-) is a water-soluble molecule made up of one nitrogen and three oxygen atoms. It is formed when nitrogen from ammonia or other sources combines with water.
