denitrate

American

[dee-nahy-treyt] / diˈnaɪ treɪt /

verb (used with object)

denitrated, denitrating

Chemistry. to free from nitric acid or nitrates; remove oxides of nitrogen from.

denitrate British

/ diːˈnaɪtreɪt /

verb

to undergo or cause to undergo a process in which a compound loses a nitro or nitrate group, nitrogen dioxide, or nitric acid

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Other Word Forms

denitration noun

Etymology

Origin of denitrate

First recorded in 1860–65; de- + nitrate

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Denitrate, dē-nī′trāt, v.t. to free from nitric acid.—ns.

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