Word: nitrates
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ni
trates
Definition: Plural of nitrate; any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)
Morphemes:
Affix: nitrate
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any salt or ester of nitric acid.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nitrate
Language: fr
Decoded: nitrate
PoS: Noun
Meaning: nitrate
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).