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PRONUNCIATION OF SODIUM NITRATE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SODIUM NITRATE

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Sodium nitrate is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SODIUM NITRATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Sodium nitrate

Sodium nitrate is the chemical compound with the formula NaNO3. This salt is also known as Chile saltpeter or Peru saltpeter to distinguish it from ordinary saltpeter, potassium nitrate. The mineral form is also known as nitratine, nitratite or soda niter. Sodium nitrate is a white solid which is very soluble in water. It is a readily available source of the nitrate anion, which is useful in several reactions carried out on industrial scales for the production of fertilizers, pyrotechnics and smoke bombs, glass and pottery enamels, food preservatives, and solid rocket propellant. It has been mined extensively for these purposes.

Definition of sodium nitrate in the English dictionary

The definition of sodium nitrate in the dictionary is a white crystalline soluble solid compound occurring naturally as Chile saltpetre and caliche and used in matches, explosives, and rocket propellants, as a fertilizer, and as a curing salt for preserving food such as bacon, ham, and cheese. Formula: NaNO3.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SODIUM NITRATE

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sodium nitrite
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sodium peroxide
sodium phosphate
sodium propionate
sodium pyrosulfite
sodium silicate
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WORDS THAT END LIKE SODIUM NITRATE

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

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Translation of «sodium nitrate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SODIUM NITRATE

Find out the translation of sodium nitrate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sodium 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 «sodium nitrate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

硝酸钠
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nitrato de sodio
570 millions of speakers

English

sodium nitrate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सोडियम नाइट्रेट
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

نترات الصوديوم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нитрат натрия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nitrato de sódio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সোডিয়াম নাইট্রেট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nitrate de sodium
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Natrium nitrat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Natriumnitrat
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

硝酸ナトリウム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

질산 나트륨
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sodium nitrat
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

natri nitrat
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சோடியம் நைட்ரேட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सोडियम नायट्रेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sodyum nitrat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nitrato di sodio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

azotan sodu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нітрат натрію
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nitrat de sodiu
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

νιτρικό νάτριο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

natriumnitraat
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

natriumnitrat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

natriumnitrat
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sodium nitrate

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SODIUM NITRATE»

Discover the use of sodium nitrate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sodium nitrate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Effect of Sodium Nitrate Treatment on Water and Sediment ...
In the laboratory study, sodium nitrate was further investigated to determine if it would influence redox potential, denitrification rate, and the rate of organic matter decomposition when added to sediment.
Suwanit Chainark, 2008
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Fertilizer Manual
Different chemicals may be used to produce synthetic sodium nitrate: ammonia, soda ash, nitric acid, caustic soda, sodium chloride, and some others. Most of them are used to produce sodium nitrate in minor quantities (sometimes as a ...
UN Industrial Development Organization, International Fertilizer Development Center, 1998
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Sodium nitrate from Chile: determination of the Commission ...
Although they are produced by completely different processes, their chemical composition is almost identical and, for purposes of most users, the two are fungible. Natural sodium nitrate. — Natural sodium nitrate, also known as Chile saltpeter ...
United States International Trade Commission, 1983
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The Reducing Power of Sodium Amalgam Upon Sodium Nitrate ...
ratio of sodium nitrate a^d sodium amalgam present. (2) The next nine experiments w»»H repeated the same experiment by using an excess and very concentrated solution of sodium nitrate. The results are shown in Table III. For this purpose ...
Paul Fusanobu Isobe, 1910
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Food Antioxidants: Technological: Toxicological and Health ...
Sodium Nitrate and Sodium Nitrite Sodium nitrate (NaNO3) and sodium nitrite ( NaNO2) have been used in meat curing for centuries. Sodium nitrate has no antioxidant activity but becomes functional on reduction to nitrite. The important ...
D.L. Madhavi, S.S. Deshpande, D.K. Salunkhe, 1995
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Handbook of Preservatives
CAS 7631-99-4; EINECS/ELINCS 231-554-3 UN 1498 (DOT); UN 1499 (DOT); INS251 Synonyms: Chile saltpeter; Cubic niter; Nitric acid, sodium salt; Soda niter; Soda nitre; Sodium nitrate (1:1) Empirical: NNa03 Formula: NaN03 Properties: ...
Michael Ash, Irene Ash, 2004
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Handbook of Corrosion Data
Sodium nitrate is used in making nitric and sulfuric acids, in the manufacture of glass and pottery enamel, as a fertilizer, as a food preservative, in explosives, and as a welding flux. Material Summaries The following material summaries were ...
Bruce D. Craig, David S. Anderson, 1994
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Cheesemaking Practice
Sodium nitrate 1saltpetre1 is normally used at the rate of 20-30 g per 100 litres of milk. The reduction of the nitrate to nitrite may result in the production of colour defects in cheese, caused by the subsequent reaction with certain amino acids ...
R. Scott, Richard K. Robinson, R. Andrew Wilbey, 1998
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Nitrate, Agriculture, and the Environment
Very large deposits of sodium nitrate (which had nothing to do with seabirds) were found intermittently dispersed along the arid plateau that runs for much of the length of Chile roughly 100 km inland from the Pacific Ocean. These deposits  ...
T. M. Addiscott, 2005
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International critical tables of numerical data, physics, ...
... 3 : 97 Freezing point-solubility, 4: 45 Freezing point-solubility in water, 4: 359 Vapor pressure, aqueous solution, 3 : 377 Viscosity, aqueous solution, 6: 18 - Sodium nitrate-Sodium sulfate Freezing point-solubility, 4 : 74 -Sulfuric acid Density, ...
Edward Wight Washburn, Callie Hull, 1933

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SODIUM NITRATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sodium nitrate is used in the context of the following news items.
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Foppen used substance banned in smoked salmon for years
Sodium nitrate is not illegal when used in meat, but has carcinogenic potential in combination with fish, according to the report. The drug is used in meat to ... «Undercurrent News, Jun 15»
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FAQ: Nitrates & The Risks To Your Health
What are nitrates and what effect do they have on your body? ... and meat products; which sodium nitrate is used as a preservative and color-enhancing agent. «10TV, Jun 15»
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Why Nitrate Supplementation Increases Athletic Performance
Nitrate supplements, claiming to improve the efficiency at which muscles use ... and supplemented with sodium nitrate (or sodium chloride, ordinary table salt, ... «Science 2.0, Mar 15»
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Anti-dumping duty imposed on sodium nitrate imports from China …
The Finance Ministry has imposed definitive anti-dumping duty on sodium nitrate imports from China, EU, Ukraine and South Korea. This anti-dumping duty will ... «Hindu Business Line, Feb 15»
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Research and Markets: Global Sodium Nitrate Industry Report 2014 …
The Global Sodium Nitrate Industry Report 2014 is a professional and in-depth study on the current state of the Sodium Nitrate industry. The report provides a ... «Business Wire, Feb 15»
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Nitrites & Nitrates: Are They Harmful Or Actually Healthful?
One of the most common forms is a natural salt called sodium nitrate, which is exceptionally good at preserving meats and has been used for this purpose for ... «Prevention.com, Jan 15»
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Sodium Nitrate: Is This Controversial Sandwich Stuffer Ingredient …
Sodium nitrite is an ingredient commonly used as a preservative and a color enhancer in cured meats, but its inclusion in those meats has become a major ... «STACK News, Nov 14»
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Global and Chinese Industrial Sodium Nitrate Industry Report 2014
The Global and Chinese Industrial Sodium Nitrate Industry Report 2014 is a professional and in-depth study on the current state of the global industrial sodium ... «PR Newswire, Oct 14»
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Texas weighs using bacon preservative to poison feral hogs
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is beginning to test the use of sodium nitrate in order to control the estimated 2 million feral hogs within Texas, according to a ... «mySanAntonio.com, Jun 14»
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Chile's Ghostly Abandoned Nitrate Towns
Until 1909, Chile had something very special: large deposits of sodium nitrate. Also known as "white gold" or "Chile saltpeter," sodium nitrate is used in the ... «Slate Magazine, Oct 13»

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