AMMONIUM NITRATE Definition & Meaning

ammonium nitrate

noun

Chemistry.

a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, NH 4 NO 3 , usually produced by reacting nitric acid with vaporous ammonia: used chiefly in explosives, fertilizers, freezing mixtures, and in the manufacture of nitrous oxide.

ammonium nitrate

noun

a colourless highly soluble crystalline solid used mainly as a fertilizer and in explosives and pyrotechnics. Formula: NH 4 NO 3

ammonium nitrate

A colorless crystalline salt used in fertilizers, explosives, and solid rocket propellants. Chemical formula: NH 4 NO 3 .

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Origin of ammonium nitrate¹

First recorded in 1880–85

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The remaining ammonium nitrate was then transferred to another ship - called the Zimrida - which reached Ivory Coast eight days ago.

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The MV Ruby's cargo of 20,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate will be moved to another vessel at Great Yarmouth in Norfolk.

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The ship, owned by Maltese firm Ruby Enterprise, set off from the northern Russian port of Kandalaksha in July - with 20,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate on board.

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Police posted photos of small cylinders of explosives with fuses and sacks of ammonium nitrate on the force’s social media accounts.

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Takata used the volatile chemical ammonium nitrate to create a small explosion to quickly fill the air bags in a crash.

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