Where does “hexanitrate” come from?
hexanitrate (English) comes from English nitrate, from French nitrate — nitrate.
hexanitrate (English): Any compound containing six nitrate groups
Definitions
- Any compound containing six nitrate groups
Ancestry of “hexanitrate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | nitrate | Any salt or ester of nitric acid; To treat, or... |
| 2 | French | nitrate | nitrate |