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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A white crystalline compound, NaNO3, used in solid rocket propellants, in the manufacture of nitric acid, explosives, and glass and pottery enamel, and as fertilizer.

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  • noun chemistry the sodium salt of nitric acid, NaNO3; used as a food preservative, and as an oxidizing agent in explosives etc.

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  • noun (NaNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive

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