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sodium nitrate

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

Noun

sodium nitrate (uncountable)

  1. the sodium salt of nitric acid, NaNO₃; used as a food preservative, and as an oxidizing agent in explosives such as sodatol.
    Synonyms:
    caliche, Chile saltpetre, soda niter, E251 when used as a preservative

sodium nitrate meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Malay

sodium nitrate in Hindi

sodium salt of nitric acid
गन्धक भूयातती gandhak bhūyāttī

sodium nitrate in Tamil

சோடியநைத்திரேற்று

sodium nitrate in Bengali

সোডিয়াম নাইট্রেট

sodium nitrate in Malay

sodium salt of nitric acid
natirum nitrat

Synonyms of sodium nitrate

Questions about sodium nitrate

What does sodium nitrate mean?
Sodium nitrate means the sodium salt of nitric acid, NaNO₃; used as a food preservative, and as an oxidizing agent in explosives such as sodatol.
What is sodium nitrate in Hindi?
Sodium nitrate in Hindi is गन्धक भूयातती (gandhak bhūyāttī). See Sodium nitrate meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is sodium nitrate?
Sodium nitrate is a noun.

Words near sodium nitrate in the dictionary

  1. sodium lauroamphoacetate
  2. sodium lauryl sulfate
  3. sodium lauryl sulphate
  4. sodium metabisulfite
  5. sodium metabisulphite
  6. sodium nitrate
  7. sodium nitrite
  8. sodium nitrites
  9. sodium oxalate
  10. sodium palmate
  11. sodium palmitate

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