ammonium nitrate

English

Noun

ammonium nitrate (countable and uncountable, plural ammonium nitrates)

(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

Japanese: 硝安 (しょうあん, shōan)
Maori: haukini pākawaota

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