subnitrate

[ suhb-nahy-treyt ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a basic salt of nitric acid.

Other Words From

• sub·nitrat·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of subnitrate¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; sub- + nitrate

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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