Nitrate

n. tnaitreiti 1 any salt or ester of nitric acid. 2 potassium or sodium nitrate as a fertilizer. v. inartreiti (ting) treat, combine, or impregnate with nitric acid. o nitration Ptreif(a)ni n. [French: related to NITRE] nitre rnaita(r)/ rt. (US niter) saltpetre. [Greek nitron]