1. nitrated - Adjective
2. nitrated - Verb
Combined, or impregnated, with nitric acid, or some of its compounds.
Prepared with nitrate of silver.
Source: Webster's dictionaryFirst, toluene is nitrated with a mixture of sulfuric and nitric acid to produce mononitrotoluene (MNT). Source: Internet
The nitrated toluenes are then separated, washed with dilute sodium bicarbonate to remove oxides of nitrogen, and then carefully nitrated with a mixture of fuming nitric acid and sulfuric acid. Source: Internet