calcium nitrate

calcium nitrate
noun
a deliquescent salt that is soluble in water; sometimes used as a source of nitrogen in fertilizers
Hypernyms: ↑nitrate

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noun
: a colorless crystalline deliquescent salt Ca(NO3)2 occurring often in natural waters and soil and as the mineral nitrocalcite, made by reaction of nitric acid or nitrogen oxides with lime or calcium carbonate, and used as a fertilizer

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a white, deliquescent solid, Ca(NO3)2, used chiefly in the manufacture of fertilizers, fireworks, matches, and explosives. Also called Norwegian saltpeter.

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calcium nitrate,
a white crystalline compound used to make matches, explosives, and other chemicals; lime saltpeter; Norwegian saltpeter. Formula: CaNO3

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