ALL meanings of nitration
ni·trate
N n - noun nitration Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 . 1
- noun nitration fertilizer consisting of potassium nitrate or sodium nitrate. 1
- noun nitration cellulose nitrate, a substance used as a film base in the early days of filmmaking. 1
- noun nitration Informal. nitrate film. 1
- verb with object nitration to treat with nitric acid or a nitrate. 1
- verb with object nitration to convert into a nitrate. 1
- noun nitration (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. 1
- noun nitration the process of nitrating; esp., the introduction of the NO2 group into an organic compound 0