nitrate
noun
a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
nitrated
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past participleof nitrate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof nitrate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
nitratenouna salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
Example Sentences
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One of the most effective ways of doing this is to develop antibodies that bind to the protein and block it from being nitrated in the first place.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 19, 2024
"This is a common modification we see in biology. However, we found that HGF loses its physiological activity when it becomes nitrated, and this phenomenon accumulates with age."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 19, 2024
The widespread willingness to forgive pink, nitrated bacon for causing cancer illustrates how torn we feel when something beloved in our culture is proven to be detrimental to health.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 1, 2018
When PAHs from a flame mingle with nitrogen, say from a slab of meat, they can form nitrated PAHs, or NPAHs.
From Slate ● Jan. 23, 2014
This list, however, does not exhaust the various substances that have been nitrated and proposed as explosives.
From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by P. Gerald (Percy Gerald) Sanford
