Soda Niter (Noun)
Meaning
(NaNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- Soda niter was historically used as a key ingredient in the production of gunpowder and other explosives.
- The use of soda niter as a fertilizer is declining due to concerns over its environmental impact.
- Chile's Atacama Desert is home to vast deposits of soda niter, which has been mined for centuries.
- In the early 19th century, the importation of soda niter was crucial to the development of the United States' munitions industry.
- The controlled detonation of soda niter can be used to blast rock in mining and construction applications.