NITRATE

Nitrate

Nitrate is a polyatomic ion with the molecular formula NO3− and a molecular mass of 62.0049 g/mol. Nitrates also describe the organic functional group RONO2. These nitrate esters are a specialized class of explosives.

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nitrate

Noun

  1. Any salt or ester of nitric acid.

Verb

  1. To treat, or react, with nitric acid or a nitrate


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