nitrate
noun
a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group βONO 2 or NO 3 .
nitration
-
a word derived from
nitrate.
Example Sentences
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The protein also became more resistant to the loss of function caused by nitration, particularly at Y198.
From Science Daily β Jul. 24, 2026
Previous research from the team found that HGF can undergo a chemical modification known as nitration.
From Science Daily β Jul. 24, 2026
"After a series of tests, we found two candidate antibodies: 1H41C10 and 1H42F4N. Antibody 1H42F4N blocked nitration of the 198th tyrosine. Surprisingly, 1H41C10 blocked both tyrosine sites."
From Science Daily β Nov. 19, 2024
When Philadelphia's hard-bitten Mayor Samuel Davis Wilson was prevented from spending $70,000,000 for a nitration plant, he angrily called the city's drinking water "filtered filth!"
From Time Magazine Archive
He says he does not find it necessary to wash this fine cotton dust in an alkaline solution previous to nitration.
From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by P. Gerald (Percy Gerald) Sanford
