Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nitration

/naɪtɹˈeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables: ni-tra-tion
IPA: /naɪtɹˈeɪʃən/

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree French nitratebor. English nitrate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English nitration From nitrate + -ion.

Usage

Inflected Forms

nitrations (plural)

Derived Forms

denitration dinitration mononitration trinitration

Phrases

Zincke nitration

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce nitration?: The recorded pronunciation is /naɪtɹˈeɪʃən/.
What does nitration mean?: 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.
Where does nitration come from?: Etymology tree French nitratebor. English nitrate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English nitration From nitrate + -ion.

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