hexanitrate

[hek-suh-nahy-treyt]

noun

any compound containing six nitrate groups.

Origin of hexanitrate

hexa- + nitrate

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Historical Examples of hexanitrate

Starch yields the hexanitrate (C12) by both methods of nitration.
Researches on Cellulose
C. F. Cross