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NITRATED
Verb
nitrated
simple past tense and past participle of nitrate
Adjective
nitrated (not comparable)
Reacted, or treated with, nitric acid or a nitrate.
(of photographic material) Treated with silver nitrate.
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Source: Wiktionary
Ni"tra*ted, a.
1. (Chem.)
Definition: Combined, or impregnated, with nitric acid, or some of its compounds.
2. (Photog.)
Definition: Prepared with nitrate of silver.
NITRATE
Ni"trate, n. Etym: [Cf. F. nitrate.] (Chem.)
Definition: 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’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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