mononitrate

Noun

Meaning

mononitrate (plural mononitrates)

(chemistry) Any nitrate having a single nitrate anion

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In the US, processed flour must be enriched with thiamine mononitrate (along with niacin, ferrous iron, riboflavin, and folic acid) to replace that lost in processing. Source: Internet

Nitrate film Cellulose is treated with sulfuric acid and potassium nitrate to give cellulose mononitrate. Source: Internet

PET, like cellulose mononitrate, is less prone to stretching than other available plastics. Source: Internet

The salt thiamine mononitrate, rather than thiamine hydrochloride, is used for food fortification, as the mononitrate is more stable, and does not absorb water from natural humidity (is non-hygroscopic), whereas thiamine hydrochloride is hygroscopic. Source: Internet

When thiamine mononitrate dissolves in water, it releases nitrate (about 19% of its weight) and is thereafter absorbed as the thiamine cation. Source: Internet

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