Ni″trate (?), n. [Cf. F. nitrate.] (Chem.) A salt of nitric acid.
Nitrate of silver, a white crystalline salt (AgNO3), used in photography and as a cauterizing agent; — called also lunar caustic.
Content
Rights and sources
Review source, license and attribution information for this content.
Content
Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.