nitration

nitration

See also: Nitration

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French nitratebor.
English nitrate
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin -ātiōlbor.
Old French -ationbor.
Middle English -acioun
English -ation
English -ion
English nitration

    From nitrate + -ion.

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    • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

    Noun

    nitration (countable and uncountable, plural nitrations)

    1. (chemistry) 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.

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    Noun

    nitration f (plural nitrations)

    1. nitration

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