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calcium nitrate

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calcium nitrate
n.
Colorless crystals, Ca(NO3)2ยท4H2O, used in explosives.
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Noun1.calcium nitrate - a deliquescent salt that is soluble in water; sometimes used as a source of nitrogen in fertilizers
nitrate - any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)
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