nitration

== English == === Etymology === From nitrate +‎ -ion. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === nitration (countable and uncountable, plural nitrations) (chemistry) The reaction of something with nitric acid; especially such a reaction, in the presence of sulphuric acid, to introduce a nitro functional group into a compound. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Tritonian, trination == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ni.tʁa.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === nitration f (plural nitrations) nitration === Further reading === “nitration”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012