nitrates
Definitions
Noun
- Any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)
Verb
- Treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate
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Words that sound like the term "nitrates".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | interests | 2 | 83 |
| 2 | indicates | 3 | 40 |
| 3 | analysts | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | anecdotes | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | analyst's | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | inhibits | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | initiates | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | endpoints | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | inherits | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | innocents | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | interacts | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | newport's | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | snapshots | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | analysts' | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | anarchists | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | animists | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | entrants | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | enumerates | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | inflicts | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | inhabits | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | inspects | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | internet's | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | interrupts | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | intimates | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | naderites | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | neophytes | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | newmont's | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | non-jets | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | non-whites | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | nonjets | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | nonwhites | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | norwitz | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | nutlets | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | snakebites | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | undercuts | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | undershirts | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | underwrites | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | undulates | 3 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "nitrates".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | rates | 1 | 102 |
| 2 | pirates | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | initiate | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | treaties | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | nitrate | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | literate | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | initiates | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | integrates | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | reiterates | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | irate | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | migrates | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | penetrates | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | entreaties | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | birthrates | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | arbitrates | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | vibrates | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | treaters | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | pirate's | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | nitriles | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | narrates | 2 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 38
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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