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nitrating

nitrating is the present participle and gerund of nitrate.

Meaning of nitrate

Verb

nitrate (third-person singular simple present nitrates, present participle nitrating, simple past and past participle nitrated)

  1. To treat, or react, with nitric acid or a nitrate

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Adjective

nitrating (not comparable)

  1. That promotes nitration

Questions about nitrating

What does nitrating mean?
Nitrating means that promotes nitration.
What is nitrating the present participle and gerund of?
Nitrating is the present participle and gerund of nitrate.
What part of speech is nitrating?
Nitrating is an adjective.

Words near nitrating in the dictionary

  1. nitrated
  2. nitrates
  3. nitratian
  4. nitratine
  5. nitratines
  6. nitrating
  7. nitration
  8. nitrations
  9. nitratite
  10. nitrative
  11. nitratocuprate

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