has been nitrating

• present perfect progressive

  present perfect progressive

  Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.

  of nitrate (3rd person singular).
  nitrate

  noun

  a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .

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