nitrato

Definitions of nitrato
  1. noun
    any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)
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    types:
    nitro, salitre
    (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive
    nitroglicerina
    a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat)
    type of:
    compuesto, compuesto químico
    (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
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