Nitrating

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  • verb. Present participle of nitrate.
  • adjective. That promotes nitration
  • Word Usage
    "It is considered probable that the cellulose nitrates are hydrocellulose derivatives, and experimental evidence in favour of this conclusion is supplied by the results of 'nitrating' the celluloses and their oxy - and hydro - derivatives."
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    verb-stem
    nitrate