nitrate
NOUNVERB
/naɪtreɪt/
7 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH N
nitrate is a valid 7-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
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N1I1T1R1A1T1E1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =7 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 14TRIPLE WORD → 21
MEANING
What does nitrate mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
Any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid).
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VERB · 1 SENSE
1
Treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate.
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