ammonium nitrate
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ammonium nitrate
- /əmˈmoʊniəmˌnaɪtɹeɪt/ US
noun
- The ammonium salt of nitric acid, NH₄NO₃; it is used in fertilizers and explosives (notoriously in improvised explosive devices, though its main importance is as an explosive in its own right and in mixtures such as amatol and ANFO). According to the Lebanese government, about 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate fertilizer was stored in a warehouse on the Beirut waterfront and caught fire, later exploding.
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noun ammonium salt of nitric acid
| Español | nitrato de amonio, nitrato amónico |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 硝安 shōan |
| 中文 | 硝酸銨 /硝酸铵 xiāosuān'ǎn |
| Português | nitrato de amônio |
| Français | nitrate d'ammonium |
| Deutsch | Ammoniumnitrat |
| Italiano | nitrato di ammonio, nitrato d'ammonio |
| Ελληνικά | νιτρικό αμμώνιο nitrikó ammónio |
| Română | nitrat de amoniu, azotat de amoniu |
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