TRISNITRATE

Tris*ni"trate, n. Etym: [Gr. nitrate.] (Chem.)

Definition: A nitrate formed from three molecules of nitric acid; also, less properly, applied to certain basic nitrates; as, trisnitrate of bismuth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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