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Ammonium Nitrate

/əmˈmoʊniəmˌnaɪtɹeɪt/

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What does Ammonium Nitrate mean?

noun

  1. 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).

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/əmˈmoʊniəmˌnaɪtɹeɪt/

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Experiment 58.--Powder and mix 2 or 3 g. each of ammonium nitrate, NH4NO3, and Ca(OH)2; put them into a t.t., and heat slowly.
Rufus P. (Rufus Phillips) WilliamsAn Introduction to Chemical ScienceProject Gutenberg ebook #3708