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Phrases 26
- ammonium nitrateThe ammonium salt of nitric acid, NH₄NO₃; it is used in fertilizers and explosives (notoriously in improvised explosive devices, though its main importance is as an explosive in its own right and in mixtures such as amatol and ANFO).
- potassium nitrateKNO₃, a naturally occurring salt, notably used as an ingredient of gunpowder; also used a food preservative and as an ingredient in toothpaste for sensitive gums; historically used in the production of nitric acid (HNO₃).
- silver nitrateThe silver salt of nitric acid, AgNO₃; it is sensitive to light and is used in the preparation of silver halides for photography; it is used in laboratories as a reagent to test for chloride.
- sodium nitratethe sodium salt of nitric acid, NaNO₃; used as a food preservative, and as an oxidizing agent in explosives such as sodatol.
- aluminium nitrateWhite, water-soluble salt of aluminium and nitric acid, most commonly existing as the crystalline hydrate, aluminium nitrate nonahydrate, Al(NO₃)₃·9H₂O.
- amyl nitrateThe ester of amyl alcohol (pentanol) and nitric acid, C₅H₁₁NO₃, used to control angina and as an antidote to cyanide poisoning.
- calcium nitrateA colourless salt that absorbs moisture from the air and mainly used as a component in fertilizer.
- lithium nitrateThe lithium salt of nitric acid, LiNO₃, used in fireworks and flares.
- barium nitrateA colorless, toxic, and water-soluble inorganic compound with the chemical formula Ba(NO₃)₂.
- strontium nitrateA colorless solid with the formula Sr(NO₃)₂, used as a red colorant and oxidizer in pyrotechnics.
- rubidium nitrateA white crystalline powder that is highly soluble in water, with the formula RbNO₃.
- ceric ammonium nitrateAn inorganic compound with the formula (NH₄)₂Ce(NO₃)₆.
- copper nitrateA nitrate compound of copper with the chemical formula Cu(NO₃)₂.
- hydrogen nitratenitric acid
- lead nitrateA nitrate compound of lead with the chemical formula Pb(NO₃)₂.
- nickel nitrateA nitrate compound of nickel with the chemical formula Ni(NO₃)₂.
- uranium nitrateA nitrate salt of uranium with the chemical formula UO₂(NO₃)₂.
- cadmium nitrateAn inorganic compound of cadmium with the chemical formula Cd(NO₃)₂.
- palladium nitrateA nitrate compound of palladium with the chemical formula Pd(NO₃)₂.
- cellulose nitratenitrocellulose.
- nitrate of sodasodium nitrate
- gallium nitrateA nitrate compound of gallium with the chemical formula Ga(NO₃)₃.
- cesium nitrateA nitrate compound of cesium with the chemical formula CeNO₃.
- caesium nitrateA salt used in pyrotechnic compositions
- peroxyacetyl nitrateAn urban air pollutant formed photochemically in the air as part of photochemical smog.
Compound words 21
- ammonitrateA nitrogen fertilizer based on ammonium nitrate.
- organonitrateAny organic nitrate ester.
- orthonitrateThe anion NO₄³⁻ or any salt containing this anion
- trisnitrateA nitrate formed from three molecules of nitric acid.
- denitrateTo free from nitric acid or nitrates
- denitratorAny device used to remove nitrates or other nitrogen compounds, especially from water
- hexanitrateAny compound containing six nitrate groups.
- nitratianContaining nitrate anions
- nitratineA trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral form of sodium nitrate.
- nitratiteSynonym of nitratine: A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral form of sodium nitrate.