Definition
Chemical compounds containing nitrogen that are used in fertilizers, explosives, and food preservation, or occur naturally in soil and water.
Etymology
From 'nitre' (potassium nitrate saltpeter) plus the chemical suffix '-ate'. The word comes from French, ultimately from Arabic 'qali' (plant ashes used to make saltpeter).
Kelly Says
Nitrates are in your hot dogs and bacon to keep them from rotting, but they're also the reason plants can grow—and explosives work—making them one of chemistry's most useful and dangerous compounds!
Translations
ARالعربية
نيترات
ni-tra-t
CACatalà
nitrats
ni-tra-ts
CSČeština
nitráty
ni-tra-ty
DADansk
nitrater
ni-tra-ter
DEDeutsch
Nitrate
ni-tra-te
ELΕλληνικά
νιτρικά
ni-tri-ka
ESEspañol
nitratos
ni-tra-tos
FISuomi
nitraatit
ni-tra-a-tit
FRFrançais
nitrates
ni-tra-tes
GUGU
નાઇટ્રેટ
na-i-tra-et
HEעברית
ניטראטים
ni-tra-tim
HIहिन्दी
नाइट्रेट
na-i-tra-et
HUMagyar
nitrátok
ni-tra-tok
IDBahasa Indonesia
nitrat
ni-tra-t
ITItaliano
nitrati
ni-tra-ti
KKKK
нітраттар
ni-tra-t-tar
MRMR
नाइट्रेट
na-i-tra-et
MSBahasa Melayu
nitrat
ni-tra-t
MYမြန်မာ
နိုင်ထိုင်
nai-ht-ing
NLNederlands
nitraten
ni-tra-ten
NONorsk
nitrater
ni-tra-ter
PLPolski
nitraty
ni-tra-ty
PTPortuguês
nitratos
ni-tra-tos
RORomână
nitrați
ni-tra-ți
RUРусский
нитраты
ni-tra-ty
SVSvenska
nitrater
ni-tra-ter
SWKiswahili
nitrates
ni-tra-tes
TAதமிழ்
நைட்ரேட்
nai-tra-et
TEతెలుగు
నిట్రేట్
ni-tra-et
TRTürkçe
nitratlar
ni-tra-lar
UKУкраїнська
нітрати
ni-tra-ty
VITiếng Việt
nitrat
ni-tra-t