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ammonium nitrate

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The 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).

uncountable

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Examples

“According to the Lebanese government, about 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate fertilizer was stored in a warehouse on the Beirut waterfront and caught fire, later exploding.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

ammonium phosphate ammonium phosphatide ammonium polyvanadate ammonium sulfate ammonium sulphate ammonium ylide

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