ammonium nitrate

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === ammonium nitrate (uncountable) (inorganic chemistry) 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). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === ammonium nitrate on Wikipedia.Wikipedia