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  1. 1. n. A salt of nitric acid. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid) Source: wordnet
  3. 3. v. treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate Source: wordnet
  4. 4. A salt of nitric acid. Nitrate of silver, a white crystalline salt (AgNO3), used in photography and as a cauterizing agent; -- called also lunar caustic. Source: webster
  5. 5. A salt of nitric acid. Nitrate of silver, a white crystallinesalt (AgNO3), used in photography and as a cauterizing agent; --called also lunar caustic. Source: adambom
  6. 6. n:100 n. any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid) v. treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate Source: ecdict

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