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ammonium nitrate

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ammonium nitrate
n.
A colorless crystalline salt, NH4NO3, used in fertilizers, explosives, and solid rocket propellants.

ammonium nitrate
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a colourless highly soluble crystalline solid used mainly as a fertilizer and in explosives and pyrotechnics. Formula: NH4NO3

ammonium nitrate
A colorless crystalline salt used in fertilizers, explosives, and solid rocket propellants. Chemical formula: NH4NO3.
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Noun1.ammonium nitrate - used as an explosive and fertilizer and rocket propellant
laughing gas, nitrous oxide - inhalation anesthetic used as an anesthetic in dentistry and surgery
fertiliser, fertilizer, plant food - any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile
nitrate - any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)


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As carefully as the teenagers mix ammonium nitrate and diesel, Marsden combines suspense and action with Ellie's thoughtful self-examination and loads of detailed description (in particular, the author has clearly done his research on prisoner psychology and post-traumatic stress).
Most attention has focused on packaged explosives and gunpowder, but the experience of Oklahoma City highlighted another kind of threat: the bomb made from ammonium nitrate fertilizer and fuel oil.
8 billion were $102 million lower than 2005 revenues, mainly due to lower UAN and ammonium nitrate sales volumes, which were affected by lower overall fertilizer consumption during the 2006 planting season.
 
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