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ammonium nitrate
ammonium nitraten. A colorless crystalline salt, NH4NO3, used in fertilizers, explosives, and solid rocket propellants.ammonium nitrate n (Elements & Compounds) a colourless highly soluble crystalline solid used mainly as a fertilizer and in explosives and pyrotechnics. Formula: NH4NO3 ammo′nium ni′trate n. a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, NH4NO3, used chiefly in explosives, fertilizers, freezing mixtures, and in the manufacture of nitrous oxide. [1880–85] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | ammonium nitrate - used as an explosive and fertilizer and rocket propellantlaughing gas, nitrous oxide - inhalation anesthetic used as an anesthetic in dentistry and surgeryfertiliser, fertilizer, plant food - any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertilenitrate - any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid) |
ammonium nitrate
am·mo·ni·um ni·trateUsed in making nitrous oxide gas (i.e. lauging gas), and in freezing mixtures, matches, and fertilizers; also used in veterinary medicine as a urinary acidifier, as an expectorant, and has diuretic activity.MedicalSeeanÜammonium nitrate
Words related to ammonium nitratenoun used as an explosive and fertilizer and rocket propellantRelated Words- laughing gas
- nitrous oxide
- fertiliser
- fertilizer
- plant food
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