Definitions
Chemical compound or salt containing a nitrate group.
Word origin
Borrowed from French nitrate.
Used in a sentence
“Nitrates are most commonly used in fertilizers, especially sodium and potassium nitrates. Numerous water wells have had to be abandoned because of the lack of a way to deal with the problem.”
“The pinkness of bacon – or cooked ham, or salami – is a sign that it has been treated with chemicals, more specifically with nitrates and nitrites.”
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