nitrate
/naɪtreɪt/
nounverb
7 letters2 syllables7 points in Scrabble®8 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
NOUN
1
VERBAny compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid).
1
Treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate.
WORD FORMS
Related formnitrify
Related formnitric acid
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®7 points
Words With Friends®8 points
Double word14 points
Triple word21 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinitratenay
Starts & ends withN … E
Syllablesni · trate
SYNONYMS & RELATED2
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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