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nitrate vs nitrocellulose

nitrocellulose vs nitrate

nitrate and nitrocellulose both are nouns.

nitrate is a verb but nitrocellulose is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
nitrate Yes No Yes No
nitrocellulose Yes No No No
As nouns, nitrocellulose is a hyponym of nitrate; that is, nitrocellulose is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than nitrate:
  • nitrate: any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)
  • nitrocellulose: a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives
nitrate (noun) nitrocellulose (noun)
any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid) a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives
nitrate (verb) nitrocellulose (verb)
treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate
Difference between nitrate and nitrocellulose

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