ammonium nitrate

/əˌmoʊniəm ˌnaɪˈtreɪt/
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Definitions of ammonium nitrate
  1. noun
    used as an explosive and fertilizer and rocket propellant
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    type of:
    nitrate
    any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)
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