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subnitrate

[ suhb-nahy-treyt ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a basic salt of nitric acid.


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Other Words From

  • sub·nitrat·ed adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of subnitrate1

First recorded in 1795–1805; sub- + nitrate
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Example Sentences

A subnitrate of didymium is formed, and remains as an insoluble residue on extracting with hot water.

It ranks as reliable drying oil, promptly solidifying when acted upon by peroxide of hydrogen or by subnitrate of mercury.

Chiefly in chemistry, and as a source of the pure oxide and the subnitrate.

The Chromate is employed in calico-printing, and the subnitrate as a paint under the name of pearl-white.

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