ammonium nitrate
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4.9
- noun
- /əˈmɒn.i.əm ˈnaɪ.treɪt/
- Specialized
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nitrato de amonio
- Obern built a drip irrigation system and adds nitrogen in the form of ammonium nitrate, a commercial liquid fertilizer, during composting.
Examples
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Ammonium nitrate is the main ingredient of munition bombs and it also is the same ingredient as fertilizer.
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Red Devil lye and ammonium nitrate fertilizer.
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Also, if you have ammonium nitrate, this will just come apart in a spontaneous reaction.
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We just take ammonium nitrate and iron powder and mix them together very vigorously.
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And 1,200 pounds of ammonium nitrate fertilizer.
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This is ammonium nitrate dissolving in water to make ammonium ions and nitrate ions.
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Farmers often use ammonium nitrate as a fertilizer to enhance crop growth.
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The scientist explained how ammonium nitrate can be used in rocket propellants.
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In agricultural discussions, ammonium nitrate is commonly mentioned for its nitrogen content.
How Soluble
- Specialized
11
4.9
- Specialized
- Specialized
3
2.3
- Specialized
3
3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
The term is transparently compositional: it denotes the chemical compound (the salt) formed from the ammonium cation and the nitrate anion, so a learner who knows 'ammonium' and 'nitrate' can infer it refers to that substance. This chemical naming pattern is regular and cross‑linguistically common (not idiomatic), so the meaning is predictable rather than opaque.
Etymology
Ammonium nitrate is named from two parts: ammonium, from the gas 'ammonia', and nitrate, a nitrogen 'salt'. Because both parts are forms of nitrogen that help plants grow, the name points to a common white 'fertilizer', and because this white salt can release energy quickly it can also be used in 'explosives' or rocket fuel.