Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ammonium nitrate

/əmˈmoʊniəmˌnaɪtɹeɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.83 in modern English

Syllables: am-mo-ni-um ni-trate
IPA: /əmˈmoʊniəmˌnaɪtɹeɪt/

21

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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).

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"According to the Lebanese government, about 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate fertilizer was stored in a warehouse on the Beirut waterfront and caught fire, later exploding."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əmˈmoʊniəmˌnaɪtɹeɪt/

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

ammonite ANFO

Frequently Paired Words

amatol ammonite ammonitrate

Questions

How do you pronounce ammonium nitrate?: The recorded pronunciation is /əmˈmoʊniəmˌnaɪtɹeɪt/.
What does ammonium nitrate mean?: 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).

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