nitration
nitration noun: the reaction of something with nitric acid; especially such a reaction, in the presence of sulphuric acid, to introduce a nitro functional group into a compound.
Noun
nitration (countable and uncountable, plural nitrations)
- The reaction of something with nitric acid; especially such a reaction, in the presence of sulphuric acid, to introduce a nitro functional group into a compound.
nitration meaning in Tamil and Malay
nitration in Tamil
- நைட்ரோ ஏற்றம், நைத்திரைற்றேற்றம்
nitration in Malay
- reaction with nitric acid
- penitratan
Forms of nitration
| plural | nitrations |
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Origin of nitration
From nitrate + -ion.
Words formed from nitration
Words that rhyme with nitration
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about nitration
- What does nitration mean?
- Nitration means the reaction of something with nitric acid; especially such a reaction, in the presence of sulphuric acid, to introduce a nitro functional group into a compound.
- What is nitration in Tamil?
- Nitration in Tamil is நைட்ரோ ஏற்றம், நைத்திரைற்றேற்றம். See Nitration meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is nitration?
- Nitration is a noun.
- What is the plural of nitration?
- The plural of nitration is nitrations.
Words near nitration in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: nitration (page history and authors); nitration (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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