nitrate

7 letters · noun · scores 1,800 in SpellHuntr

noun

any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)

verb

treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate

Nitrate in a sentence

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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