Word

nitrate, n.
(nitrates)
freq. cnt. 1

any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)
<noun.substance> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

nitrate

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

nitrify nitrify nitrify nitrate

semantic pointers

hyponym

calcium nitrate cellulose nitrate, nitrocellulose, guncotton, nitrocotton sodium nitrate, soda niter potassium nitrate, saltpeter, saltpetre, niter, nitre nitroglycerin, nitroglycerine, trinitroglycerin, glyceryl trinitrate, Nitrospan, Nitrostat ammonium nitrate silver nitrate uranyl nitrate

hypernym

compound, chemical compound

substance meronym