SODIUMNITRATE

Sodium nitrate

Sodium nitrate is the chemical compound with the formula NaNO3. This salt is also known as Chile saltpeter or Peru saltpeter to distinguish it from ordinary saltpeter, potassium nitrate. The mineral form is also known as nitratine, nitratite or soda niter.

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sodium nitrate

Noun

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


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