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subnitrate
[ suhb-nahy-treyt ]
noun
, Chemistry.
- a basic salt of nitric acid.
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Other Words From
- sub·nitrat·ed adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of subnitrate1
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Example Sentences
A subnitrate of didymium is formed, and remains as an insoluble residue on extracting with hot water.
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It ranks as reliable drying oil, promptly solidifying when acted upon by peroxide of hydrogen or by subnitrate of mercury.
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Chiefly in chemistry, and as a source of the pure oxide and the subnitrate.
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The Chromate is employed in calico-printing, and the subnitrate as a paint under the name of pearl-white.
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