nitrating
- present participle of nitrate.
Example Sentences
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The nitrating house is best built of wood, and should have a close-boarded floor, which should be kept scrupulously clean, and free from grit and sand.
From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by Sanford, P. Gerald (Percy Gerald)
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 Sanford, P. Gerald (Percy Gerald)
He adds ammonium sulphate or ammonium nitrate to the mixed acids during the operation of nitrating, which he claims destroys the nitrous acid formed according to the equation—
From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by Sanford, P. Gerald (Percy Gerald)
Notes Fuming nitric acid may be used in nitrating benzyl cyanide, but the method here described is cheaper.
From Organic Syntheses by Conant, James Bryant
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 Sanford, P. Gerald (Percy Gerald)
