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NITRATING
Verb
nitrating
present participle of nitrate
Adjective
nitrating (not comparable)
That promotes nitration
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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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INTERSPERSION
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
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