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sodium nitrate

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a crystalline, water-soluble compound, NaNO 3 , that occurs naturally as soda niter: used in fertilizers, explosives, and glass, and as a color fixative in processed meats.


sodium nitrate

noun

  1. a white crystalline soluble solid compound occurring naturally as Chile saltpetre and caliche and used in matches, explosives, and rocket propellants, as a fertilizer, and as a curing salt for preserving food such as bacon, ham, and cheese ( E251 ). Formula: NaNO 3
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


sodium nitrate

  1. A poisonous, white, crystalline compound used in solid rocket propellants, in matches, as a fertilizer, and in curing meat. Chemical formula: NaNO 3 .


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The solutions in the two beakers are connected by means of a salt-bridge containing sodium nitrate.

In the United States powder for blasting contains sodium nitrate instead of potassium nitrate.

It was thought that sodium nitrate might possibly have to be used as a substitute.

Under this process ammonium nitrate is produced by the double decomposition of ammonium sulphate and sodium nitrate.

After neutralizing a solution of sodium hydroxide with nitric acid, there remained after evaporation 100 g. of sodium nitrate.

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