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Nitrated

Nitrated \Ni"tra*ted\, a.

  1. (Chem.) Combined, or impregnated, with nitric acid, or some of its compounds.

  2. (Photog.) Prepared with silver nitrate.

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nitrated

a. 1 Reacted, or treated with nitric acid or a nitrate. 2 (context of photographic material English) Treated with silver nitrate.

Usage examples of "nitrated".

For example: when sawdust is nitrated, it becomes nitrocellulose, and is used in smokeless powder.