denitrate

American  

[dee-nahy-treyt] / diˈnaɪ treɪt /

verb (used with object)

denitrated, denitrating

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

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denitrate British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• denitration
  noun

Etymology

Origin of denitrate

First recorded in 1860–65; de- + nitrate

Example Sentences

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denitrated

Thus the tetranitrate yields only 46.4 of denitrated fibre in place of the calculated 66.

From Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 by Cross, C. F.

By subsequent treatment the fibre can be denitrated and so rendered less inflammable.

From The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student by Beech, Franklin

When the separation of the nitro- glycerine is complete the waste acid is run off and denitrated as usual, a portion of it being reserved for the displacement of the nitro-glycerine in a subsequent operation.

From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by Sanford, P. Gerald (Percy Gerald)

With regard to the properties of the denitrated products they fix all basic colours without mordant and may be regarded as oxycellulose therefore.

From Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 by Cross, C. F.

The waste acid, now free from nitro-glycerine, but which may still contain organic matter, is denitrated by bringing it into contact with a jet of steam.

From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by Sanford, P. Gerald (Percy Gerald)