Nitric acid and Nitrate

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Nitric acid noun - Acid used especially in the production of fertilizers and explosives and rocket fuels.

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Nitrate and nitric acid are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nitrate" instead an adjective phrase "Nitric acid".

Nitrate noun - Any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid).

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Nitric acid and nitrate are semantically related. You can use "Nitric acid" instead an adjective "Nitrate".

Nearby Words: nitration, nitre, nitric, nitrite, nitrating

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