denitrate

[dee-nahy-treyt]

verb (used with object)

denitrated, denitrating 

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

denitrate

/ diːˈnaɪtreɪt /

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• denitration noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of denitrate¹

First recorded in 1860–65; de- + nitrate

Example Sentences

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

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