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What is the noun for nitration?

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nitrator
  1. a reaction vessel in which nitration takes place
  2. a device for spreading nitrate fertilizer on the soil
nitration
  1. (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.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The added ethyl group makes ethylbenzene about 25 times more reactive to nitration than benzene.”
      “The beneficial actions of hypercapnic acidosis were not mediated by inhibition of nitration of amino acid residues within proteins.”
      “This compound is hydrolyzed to nitrate and carbonate and the net effect of this reaction is prevention of nitration and oxidative damage.”
nitracline
  1. A layer in a body of water in which the nitrate concentration changes rapidly with depth
nitrate
  1. (chemistry) Any salt or ester of nitric acid.
nitraclines
  1. plural of nitracline
nitrations
  1. plural of nitration
nitrators
  1. plural of nitrator
nitrates
  1. plural of nitrate
  2. Examples:
    1. “The most common of these are chemical compounds that contain nitrogen such as azides, nitrates, and other nitrocompounds.”
      “Nitric oxide, nitrates, and sulfa-containing drugs are the most frequent precipitants of clinically important methemoglobinemia.”
      “High nitrate levels persist when forages are cut for hay, but ensiling the crop reduces nitrates by one-half.”
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