trinitrate

T1R1I1N1I1T1R1A1T1E1

noun

Any compound containing three nitrate groups

OriginEnglish nitrate ← French nitrate ← Latin tri- →
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Meanings

nountrinitrate (plural trinitrates)

plural trinitrates

  1. chemistryAny compound containing three nitrate groups

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  3. Proto-Italic*tri-
  4. Latintri-
  5. Englishtri-
  6. Frenchnitrate
  7. Englishnitrate
  8. Englishtrinitrate

From tri- + nitrate.

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APA

trinitrate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trinitrate

MLA

“trinitrate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trinitrate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trinitrate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trinitrate.

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