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PRONUNCIATION OF AMMONIUM NITRATE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AMMONIUM NITRATE

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Ammonium nitrate is a noun.
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WHAT DOES AMMONIUM NITRATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Ammonium nitrate

The chemical compound ammonium nitrate, the nitrate of ammonia with the chemical formula NH4NO3, is a white crystalline solid at room temperature and standard pressure. It is commonly used in agriculture as a high-nitrogen fertilizer, and it has also been used as an oxidizing agent in explosives, including improvised explosive devices. It is the main component of ANFO, a popular explosive, which accounts for 80% explosives used in North America. It is used in instant cold packs, as hydrating the salt is an endothermic process. Ammonium nitrate is found as a natural mineral in the driest regions of the Atacama Desert in Chile, often as a crust on the ground and/or in conjunction with other nitrate, chlorate, iodate, and halide minerals. Ammonium nitrate was mined there in the past, but virtually 100% of the chemical now used is synthetic.

Definition of ammonium nitrate in the English dictionary

The definition of ammonium nitrate in the dictionary is a colourless highly soluble crystalline solid used mainly as a fertilizer and in explosives and pyrotechnics. Formula: NH4NO3.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AMMONIUM NITRATE

ammoniacal
ammoniacum
ammoniate
ammoniation
ammonic
ammonical
ammonification
ammonified
ammonifies
ammonify
ammonite
Ammonites
ammonitic
ammonium
ammonium carbamate
ammonium carbonate
ammonium chloride
ammonium hydroxide
ammonium ion
ammonium sulphate

WORDS THAT END LIKE AMMONIUM NITRATE

accurate
administrate
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calcium citrate
citrate
concentrate
contrate
demonstrate
filtrate
frustrate
illustrate
infiltrate
magistrate
nitrate
orchestrate
penetrate
prostrate
sodium nitrate
substrate
tartrate
titrate

Synonyms and antonyms of ammonium nitrate in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «ammonium nitrate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AMMONIUM NITRATE

Find out the translation of ammonium nitrate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ammonium nitrate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ammonium nitrate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

硝酸铵
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nitrato de amonio
570 millions of speakers

English

ammonium nitrate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अमोनियम नाइट्रेट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نترات الأمونيوم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нитрат аммония
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nitrato de amónio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অ্যামোনিয়াম নাইট্রেট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

du nitrate d´ammonium
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ammonium nitrat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ammoniumnitrat
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

硝酸アンモニウム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

질산 암모늄
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Amonium nitrat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

amoni nitrat
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அம்மோனியம் நைட்ரேட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अमोनियम नायट्रेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

amonyum nitrat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nitrato di ammonio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

azotan amonu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нітрат амонію
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

azotat de amoniu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νιτρικό αμμώνιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ammoniumnitraat
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

ammoniumnitrat
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

ammoniumnitrat
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ammonium nitrate

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ammonium nitrate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AMMONIUM NITRATE»

Discover the use of ammonium nitrate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ammonium nitrate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lees' Loss Prevention in the Process Industries: Hazard ...
11.12.3 Ammonium nitrate plants Ammonium nitrate is the subject of NFPA 490: 1986 Storage of Ammonium Nitrate. Accounts of ammonium nitrate plants are given by Zapp (1985) and Weston (1992). Ammonium nitrate is used in large ...
Sam Mannan, 2004
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Ammonium Nitrate: A Comparative Analysis of Factors ...
CHAPTER III THE U.S. AMMONIUM NITRATE INDUSTRY U.S. Industry Profile As noted earlier, the United States is one of the leading world producers of AN, accounting for 22 percent of global production in 1997. Thirteen companies ...
U.S. International Trade Commission
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Ammonium Nitrate from Russia, Inv. 731-TA-856 (Preliminary)
usually between 55 and 64 pounds per cubic foot.20 Low density ammonium nitrate is more porous and better able to absorb the fuel oil necessary to produce an explosive product, while high density ammonium nitrate is less porous and less ...
U.S. International Trade Commission
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Ammonium Nitrate Explosives for Civil Applications: ...
Chapter. 4. Ammonium. Nitrate. and. AN/FO. 4.1. Introduction. and. History. Any treatise on ammonium nitrate (AN)-based explosives cannot be complete without going into the depth of AN in all the aspects that affect its function as an ...
Erode G. Mahadevan, 2013
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Ammonium Nitrate from Ukraine, Inv. 731-TA-894 (Final)
them.39 Imports of ammonium nitrate from Russia accounted for the largest share of total imports of ammonium nitrate into the United States in 1998 and 1999.40 On July 23, 1999, however, petitioners in the instant investigation filed an ...
U.S. International Trade Commission
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Certain Ammonium Nitrate from Russia, Inv. 731-TA-856 (Final)
U.S. International Trade Commission. We have also considered pricing trends for other nitrogen-based fertilizers. It is true that during the period of investigation, U.S. prices for fertilizers such as urea, ammonia, and UAN also declined, ...
U.S. International Trade Commission
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Ammonium nitrate encourages decomposition of ponderosa pine ...
Will iam H. Kruse1 Ammonium nitrate significantly affected litter decomposition; neither potassium phosphate nor Schubert's medium had an appreciable effect. Table 1. --Decomposition of 10-gram pine needle samples as influenced. 1969 ...
William H. Kruse, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station (Fort Collins, Colo.), 1969
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A Law Enforcement and Security Officers' Guide to Responding ...
AMMONIUM NITRATE Ammonium nitrate fertilizers tagged “Oxidizer” can explode under the right circumstances. This is usually a “34-0-0” or “3400” tagged fertilizer. It has common agricultural uses. In the fire environment, these fertilizers are ...
Jim Smith, 2009
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Urea Ammonium Nitrate Solutions from Belarus, Lithuania, ...
731-TA-1006-1009 (Preliminary) UREA AMMONIUM NITRATE SOLUTIONS FROM BELARUS, LITHUANIA, RUSSIA, AND UKRAINE DETERMINATIONS On the basis of the record1 developed in the subject investigations, the United States  ...
U.S. International Trade Commission
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Urea Ammonium Nitrate Solutions from Belarus, Russia, and ...
UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION Investigations Nos. 731-TA-1006, 1008, and 1009 (Final) UREA AMMONIUM NITRATE SOLUTIONS FROM BELARUS, RUSSIA, AND UKRAINE DETERMINATIONS On the basis of ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AMMONIUM NITRATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ammonium nitrate is used in the context of the following news items.
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Plants benefit from fertilizing, deadheading
Ammonium nitrate has been recommended as a fertilizer, thus the controversy. I use soil sulphur at about 1 cup per plant every two years to ... «Morrison County Record, Jul 15»
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Company Shares of CVR Energy Inc. Rally 1.18%
... which produces nitrogen fertilizers in the form of ammonia and an aqueous solution of urea and ammonium nitrate used as a fertilizer (UAN). «News Watch International, Jul 15»
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NCZ supplies 31000tn fertiliser to State
We have now started producing Ammonium Nitrate and already there is demand for the commodity. This is a step in the right direction for our ... «Zambia Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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The Great Explosion by Brian Dillon review – exploring a Kentish …
... a building in which TNT was unwisely stored together with ammonium nitrate. Windows rattled as far away as Great Yarmouth and Norwich. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Watertown Police Department:
He is also accused of possessing a backpack, a pair of pliers, tubing, a lithium battery, sodium hydroxide and ammonium nitrate with the intent ... «Newzjunky.com, Jul 15»
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As Mexico takes down kingpins, pace of killings only accelerates
The explosives, which included ammonium nitrate, and could have destroyed buildings in a 40- to 50-yard-wide area, authorities said. «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
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2 Investigates: Airbag deaths linked to Georgia factory
"Moisture affects the chemical ammonium nitrate so you get a different chemical reaction and a more volatile explosion," Dean said. Dean and ... «WSB Atlanta, Jul 15»
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CF Industries to gain full control of fertiliser manufacturer GrowHow UK
Located in northwestern England, the Ince complex comprises an ammonia plant, three nitric acid plants, an ammonium nitrate facility, and ... «Chemicals Technology, Jul 15»
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Explore the ammonium nitrate market - industry size, share …
Ammonium nitrate is a chemical compound which is solid at room temperature and atstandard pressure.It is used in agriculture as a ... «WhaTech, Jul 15»
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GrowHow UK bought in full by CF Industries
The UK must import nitrogen-based fertilisers, chiefly ammonium nitrate and urea, to meet national demand. Currently, 45% – or 625,000 t– of ... «tce today, Jul 15»

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