plural nitrates
1
: a salt or ester of nitric acid
2
: sodium nitrate or potassium nitrate used as a fertilizer
3
: any of several nitric-acid esters of cellulose : nitrocellulose
especially
: a product (such as celluloid film) made from cellulose nitrate
In the case of the Clark Gable Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), the nitrate original was destroyed before anyone noticed the transferred soundtrack was out of sync. —
Roy Hemming
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Lower doses of creatine nitrate may be enough to improve creatine stores.9
In one study, participants took either 1.5 grams of creatine nitrate (low dose), 3 grams of creatine nitrate (high dose), or 3 grams of creatine monohydrate for four weeks.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 23 Oct. 2024
Also gone with the wind were several senior archive curators, library staffers, the nitrate vault manager, and the head of cataloging.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2024
The nitrate group had a higher bench press weight and higher average and peak power outputs.9
Another study compared the effects of creatine nitrate and creatine monohydrate.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 23 Oct. 2024
Dietary nitrates in beets and bioactive compounds in ginger may improve blood flow to the brain, potentially reducing the risk of dementia and memory loss.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 12 Oct. 2024
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Merve Ceylan, Health, 23 Oct. 2024
Also gone with the wind were several senior archive curators, library staffers, the nitrate vault manager, and the head of cataloging.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2024
The nitrate group had a higher bench press weight and higher average and peak power outputs.9
Another study compared the effects of creatine nitrate and creatine monohydrate.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 23 Oct. 2024
Dietary nitrates in beets and bioactive compounds in ginger may improve blood flow to the brain, potentially reducing the risk of dementia and memory loss.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 12 Oct. 2024
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nitrate
noun
ni·trate
ˈnī-ˌtrāt 
-trət
1
: a chemical compound formed by the reaction of nitric acid with another substance
2
: nitrate of sodium or potassium used as a fertilizer
Medical Definition
nitrate
noun
ni·trate
ˈnī-ˌtrāt, -trət
: a salt or ester of nitric acid
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