sodium nitrate

noun

Meaning

The sodium salt of nitric acid, NaNO3; used as a food preservative, and as an oxidizing agent in explosives such as sodatol.

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Related words

soda niter(English)sodium nitrite(English)nitrate of soda(English)ammonium nitrate(English)nitrate(English)soda nitre(English)potassium nitrate(English)nitric acid(English)

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