Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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nitrate | Yes | No | Yes | No |
silver nitrate | Yes | No | No | No |
nitrate (noun) | silver nitrate (noun) |
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any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid) | a nitrate used in making photographic emulsions; also used in medicine as a cautery and as a topical antibacterial agent |
nitrate (verb) | silver nitrate (verb) |
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treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate |