ammonium nitrate


nounChemistry.
  1. a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, NH4NO3, usually produced by reacting nitric acid with vaporous ammonia: used chiefly in explosives, fertilizers, freezing mixtures, and in the manufacture of nitrous oxide.

Origin of ammonium nitrate

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First recorded in 1880–85

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How to use ammonium nitrate in a sentence

  • In the first class 74 are included sulphur and ammonium nitrate; monotropy is exhibited by aragonite and calcite.

  • Sal ammoniac or ammonium nitrate when dissolved in water produce a much more marked cooling effect than does table salt.

    Physics | Willis Eugene Tower

British Dictionary definitions for ammonium nitrate

ammonium nitrate

noun
  1. a colourless highly soluble crystalline solid used mainly as a fertilizer and in explosives and pyrotechnics. Formula: NH 4 NO 3

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Scientific definitions for ammonium nitrate

ammonium nitrate

  1. A colorless crystalline salt used in fertilizers, explosives, and solid rocket propellants. Chemical formula: NH4NO3.

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