Dictionary![]() ![]() ammo'nium ni'trateChem. a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, NH4NO3, usually produced by reacting nitric acid with vaporous ammonia: used chiefly in explosives, fertilizers, freezing mixtures, and in the manufacture of nitrous oxide. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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