- nitrate
- The form of nitrogen that can be used directly by plants; a major component of inorganic fertilizers.
Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture . 2015.
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Nitrate — Nitrate … Deutsch Wörterbuch
nitrate — [ nitrat ] n. m. • 1787; de nitre ♦ Sel de l acide nitrique. ⇒ azotate. Nitrates naturels de soude (⇒ caliche) , de potasse (⇒ nitre, salpêtre) . Nitrates utilisés comme engrais (nitrate de sodium, de potassium, de calcium; d ammonium). Nitrate… … Encyclopédie Universelle
nitrate — [nī′trāt΄] n. [Fr < MFr nitre, NITER] 1. a) a salt of nitric acid containing the monovalent, negative radical NO3 b) an uncharged ester of this acid 2. potassium nitrate or sodium nitrate, used as a fertilizer vt. nitrated … English World dictionary
Nitrate — Ni trate, n. [Cf. F. nitrate.] (Chem.) A salt of nitric acid. [1913 Webster] {Nitrate of silver}, a white crystalline salt ({AgNO3}), used in photography and as a cauterizing agent; called also {lunar caustic}, and more commonly called {silver… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nitrate — [von griechisch nítron »Laugensalz«, »Soda«, »Natron«, aus ägyptisch nt̲r(j)], Singular Nitrat das, (e)s, 1) Salze der Salpetersäure mit der allgemeinen Formel MINO3 (MI einwertiges Metallkation oder Ammonium), MII(NO3) … Universal-Lexikon
nitraté — nitraté, ée (ni tra té, tée) adj. Qui est converti à l état de nitrate … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
nitrate — (n.) 1794, from Fr. nitrate (1787) or formed in English from NITRE (Cf. nitre) + ATE (Cf. ate) (3). Related: Nitrates … Etymology dictionary
Nitrate — (Salia nitrica), salpetersaure Salze (s.d.) … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Nitrāte — Nitrāte, soviel wie Salpetersäuresalze, z. B. Kaliumnitrat, salpetersaures Kali … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Nitrate — Nitrate, die Salze der Salpetersäure, s. Salpetersäure … Lexikon der gesamten Technik
Nitrate — Nitrāte, die salpetersauren Salze … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
