ammonium nitrate

Noun

Meaning

used as an explosive and fertilizer and rocket propellant

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

can nitrate an ANFO barium nitrate black powder blasting cap explosive propellant ammonium nitrate solid ammonium nitrate fertilizer ammonium nitrate solution ammonium nitrite calcium ammonium nitrate fertilizer grade ammonium nitrate nitric acid ammonium salt
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Hypernyms

nitrate

Related terms

ammonite amatol ammonitrate

Examples

A 2006 report by judicial investigators blamed the blast on negligence that allowed ammonium nitrate to come into contact with other chemicals in the AZF plant, a subsidiary of oil giant Total. Source: Internet

A few percent of the nitrogen fertilizer market (4% in 2007) citation has been met by calcium ammonium nitrate (Ca(NO 3 ) 2 •NH 4 NO 3 •10H 2 O). Source: Internet

After the Beirut port blast, the Centre had asked customs officials to shift ammonium nitrate lying at ports and container freight stations to safer places. Source: Internet

Ammonium stockpile under spotlight in NSW after deadly Beirut chemical blastLocal residents have long raised concerns about a huge stockpile of ammonium nitrate near populated areas of Newcastle, in New South Wales. Source: Internet

And the 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing, a US domestic terror attack that killed 169 people and injured 467, used only two US tons (1.8 metric tons) of ammonium nitrate. Source: Internet

Dakar’s port, where ammonium nitrate was stored, is next to the densely populated center of the city, Senegal’s capital. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

ammonium ion ammonium laureth sulfate ammonium muriate ammonium nitrate body ammonium nitrate explosive ammonium nitrate fertilisers