- sodium nitrate
- sodium nitraten.a clear, odorless, crystalline salt, NaNO3, used in manufacturing nitric acid, sodium nitrite, explosives, fertilizers, etc., and as an oxidizing agent
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
sodium nitrate
Look at other dictionaries:
Sodium nitrate — IUPAC name … Wikipedia
sodium nitrate — n a deliquescent crystalline salt NaNO3 used as a fertilizer and an oxidizing agent and in curing meat called also saltpeter see CHILE SALTPETER * * * a compound, NaNO3, used as a reagent, in fertilizers, and in certain industrial processes; it… … Medical dictionary
sodium nitrate — natrio nitratas statusas T sritis chemija formulė NaNO₃ atitikmenys: angl. Chile niter; Chile nitrate; Chile nitre; Chile saltpeter, US; Chile saltpetre, GB; natric saltpeter, US; natric saltpetre, GB; soda nitre; sodium nitrate rus. натрий… … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
sodium nitrate — noun (NaNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑soda niter • Hypernyms: ↑nitrate • Substance Holonyms: ↑fertilizer, ↑fertiliser, ↑plant food … Useful english dictionary
sodium nitrate — noun the sodium salt of nitric acid, NaNO; used as a food preservative, and as an oxidizing agent in explosives etc. Syn: caliche, E251, soda niter … Wiktionary
sodium nitrate — noun Date: 1869 a deliquescent crystalline salt NaNO3 used as a fertilizer and an oxidizing agent and in curing meat … New Collegiate Dictionary
sodium nitrate — Chem. a crystalline, water soluble compound, NaNO3, that occurs naturally as soda niter: used in fertilizers, explosives, and glass, and as a color fixative in processed meats. * * * … Universalium
sodium nitrate — niter, white crystalline salt (used in the manufacture of gunpowder, explosives, fertilizers and for curing meats) … English contemporary dictionary
sodium nitrate — noun a white powder compound used mainly in the manufacture of fertilizers. [NaNO3.] … English new terms dictionary
sodium nitrate — UK / US noun [uncountable] chemistry a chemical compound used in making fertilizers and for keeping meat fresh … English dictionary
