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denitrate

denitrate verb: to free from nitric acid or nitrates.

Verb

denitrate (third-person singular simple present denitrates, present participle denitrating, simple past and past participle denitrated)

  1. (transitive) To free from nitric acid or nitrates

Noun

denitrate (plural denitrates)

  1. A material that removes nitrates, typically from aquaria

Forms of denitrate

Verb
third-person singular presentdenitrates
present participledenitrating
past participledenitrated
pastdenitrated
Noun
pluraldenitrates

Origin of denitrate

From de- + nitrate.

Questions about denitrate

What does denitrate mean?
Denitrate means to free from nitric acid or nitrates.
What part of speech is denitrate?
Denitrate can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of denitrate?
The past tense of denitrate is denitrated.

Words near denitrate in the dictionary

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  2. denisovite
  3. Denistone
  4. Denistone East
  5. Denistone West
  6. denitrate
  7. denitrated
  8. denitrates
  9. denitrating
  10. denitration
  11. denitrations

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