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
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
Sounds Like
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 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "nitrates".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "nitrates" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "nitrates" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "nitrates" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "nitrates".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
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.
📰 This Word in the News:
Uncommonly high nitrate levels this month lead Des Moines water treatment plant to run removal system
Jan 12, 2026 Iowa Public Radio
Jan 12, 2026 Iowa Public Radio
High nitrate levels prompt a lawn watering ban for 600,000 people in central Iowa
Jun 9, 2026 Iowa Public Radio
Jun 9, 2026 Iowa Public Radio
Nitrates in drinking water and meat linked to dementia, but vegetables offset risk
Feb 4, 2026 Nutrition Insight
Feb 4, 2026 Nutrition Insight
Here’s why Iowans say they volunteer to test lakes, rivers for nitrates
Apr 25, 2026 Iowa Capital Dispatch
Apr 25, 2026 Iowa Capital Dispatch