ammonium nitrate

English

Noun

ammonium nitrate (countable and uncountable, plural ammonium nitrates)

1. (inorganic chemistry) The ammonium salt of nitric acid, NH₄NO₃; it is used in fertilizers and explosives (notably in improvised explosive devices)

Derived terms

• ANFO

Translations

ammonium salt of nitric acid

• Finnish: ammoniumnitraatti
• Irish: níotráit amóiniam f
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• Japanese: 硝安 (しょうあん, shōan)
• Maori: haukini pākawaota