how to pronounce nitrate

/ˈnaɪtˌɹɛɪt/

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nitrate is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of nitrate in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… and and and nitrate urea fertilizers …”

meanings of nitrate

noun:

Any salt or ester of nitric acid.

verb:

To treat, or react, with nitric acid or a nitrate.

nitrate frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word nitrate occurs in english on average 0.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.