Nitrate
Pronunciation : Ni"trate
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. F. nitrate.] (Chem.)
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913