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n. Plural form of nitrate.

"Experiments designed to test discrepancies in theoretical computational chemistry have turned up a barely two-angstrom difference that may lead to a new approach to locate and remove dangerous toxins such as perchlorate and nitrates from the environment."

nitrated    nitrates    nitrating   

process    treat   

nitrate of iron    nitrate of potash    nitrate of silver    alkaline nitrate of silver    barium nitrate   

nitration   

nitrate of cobalt    nickel nitrate    assimilatory nitrate reductase    guanidine nitrate    gallium nitrate   

chloride    phosphate    oxide    potassium    acetate