nitrate
noun
a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
nitrating
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present participleof nitrate.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The acid mixture and the method of nitrating have much to do with the action of the various solvents, so also has the presence of water.
From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by P. Gerald (Percy Gerald) Sanford
The usual nitrating vessel is provided with an acid inlet pipe at the bottom, and a glass separation cylinder with a lateral exit or overflow pipe at the top.
From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by P. Gerald (Percy Gerald) Sanford
Action of nitrating acid upon the benzoates.—From the benzoates above described, mixed nitro-nitric esters are obtained by the action of the mixture of nitric and sulphuric acids.
From Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 by C. F. Cross
In the winter the room in which the nitrating is done must be kept at a temperature of about 70° F. in order to secure equality in the batches.
From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by P. Gerald (Percy Gerald) Sanford
By simply nitrating at a higher temperature than the cotton, the flax will yield a pyroxyline giving an equally fluid collodion.
From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by P. Gerald (Percy Gerald) Sanford
