ammonium nitrate

am·mo·ni·um ni·trate

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uh-moh-nee-uh m noun nahy-treyt, -trit]
- /əˈmoʊ ni əm noun ˈnaɪ treɪt, -trɪt/
- /əˈməʊ.ni.əm ˈnaɪ.treɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-moh-nee-uh m noun nahy-treyt, -trit]
- /əˈmoʊ ni əm noun ˈnaɪ treɪt, -trɪt/

Definitions of ammonium nitrate words

noun ammonium nitrate a colourless highly soluble crystalline solid used mainly as a fertilizer and in explosives and pyrotechnics. Formula: NH4NO3 3
noun ammonium nitrate a colorless, crystalline salt, NH4NO3, used in some explosives, as a fertilizer, and in rocket fuel 3
noun ammonium nitrate a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, NH 4 NO 3 , usually produced by reacting nitric acid with vaporous ammonia: used chiefly in explosives, fertilizers, freezing mixtures, and in the manufacture of nitrous oxide. 1
noun ammonium nitrate (inorganic chemistry) The ammonium salt of nitric acid, NH4NO3; it is used in fertilizers and explosives (notably in improvised explosive devices). 0

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85

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