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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A colorless crystalline oxidant, Ca(NO3)2, used in explosives.
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- noun inorganic chemistry A colourless
salt that absorbsmoisture from theair and mainly used as a component infertilizer .
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- noun a deliquescent salt that is soluble in water; sometimes used as a source of nitrogen in fertilizers
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