ammonium nitrate
noun
: a colorless crystalline salt NH4NO3 used in explosives and fertilizers and in veterinary medicine
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Park was accused of shipping approximately 180 pounds of ammonium nitrate to be used by Bartkus.
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Scott MacFarlane 6, CBS News, 6 July 2025
The goal of the show was to blow up 500 pounds of ammonium nitrate to knock the socks off a mannequin positioned near the explosion.
—Sacbee.com, 4 July 2025
The ship carried ammonium nitrate that was produced during wartime for explosives, but later was recycled as fertilizer.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Davis said six packages of ammonium nitrate were shipped from Park in Seattle to Bartkus.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
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Scott MacFarlane 6, CBS News, 6 July 2025
The goal of the show was to blow up 500 pounds of ammonium nitrate to knock the socks off a mannequin positioned near the explosion.
—Sacbee.com, 4 July 2025
The ship carried ammonium nitrate that was produced during wartime for explosives, but later was recycled as fertilizer.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Davis said six packages of ammonium nitrate were shipped from Park in Seattle to Bartkus.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for ammonium nitrate
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“Ammonium nitrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ammonium%20nitrate. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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