Nitrate

Definition of Nitrate

Nitrate is a chemical compound that contains the nitrate ion, NO3−. It is used in fertilizers, explosives, and food preservatives.

How should Nitrate divide into syllables

There are two syllables in the word 'nitrate'. The first syllable 'ni' has one vowel 'i' and one consonant 'n'. The second syllable 'trate' has two vowels 'a' and 'e' and four consonants 't', 'r', 't', and 'e'.

Part of Speech - Nitrate

The farmer used nitrate to fertilize his crops.

The chemist will nitrate the compound to make it more stable.

Sentences with Nitrate

• The farmer applied nitrate to his crops to help them grow.
• The chemist nitrate the compound to make it more stable.
• The explosive was made from a mixture of nitrate and other chemicals.
• The food manufacturer added nitrate to the meat to preserve it.
• The water in the lake contained high levels of nitrate.

Quotes with Nitrate

• "The soil is the great connector of lives, the source and destination of all. It is the healer and restorer and resurrector, by which disease passes into health, age into youth, death into life. Without proper care for it we can have no community, because without proper care for it we can have no life." - Wendell Berry
• "Agriculture is our wisest pursuit, because it will in the end contribute most to real wealth, good morals, and happiness." - Thomas Jefferson
• "The discovery of agriculture was the first big step toward a civilized life." - Arthur Keith

Number of characters in Nitrate

7 ( n, i, t, r, a, t, e )

Unique letters in Nitrate

6 ( n, i, t, r, a, e )

Nitrate Backwards

etartin

Phonetic Transcription of Nitrate

IPA (International): ˈnaɪˌtreɪt

ARA (American): ˈnaɪˌtret

EPA (English): ˈnaɪˌtreɪt

NAY-TREY-T