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nitrum flammans

nitrum flammans noun: ammonium nitrate.

Noun

nitrum flammans (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) ammonium nitrate

Origin of nitrum flammans

Probably so called because it deflagrates when suddenly heated.

Questions about nitrum flammans

What does nitrum flammans mean?
Nitrum flammans means ammonium nitrate.
What part of speech is nitrum flammans?
Nitrum flammans is a noun.

Words near nitrum flammans in the dictionary

  1. nitroxyl
  2. nitroxylene
  3. nitroxylenes
  4. nitroxyls
  5. nitrum
  6. nitrum flammans
  7. nitry
  8. nitryl
  9. nitryls
  10. nits
  11. Nitsche

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