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.

Similar
calicheChile saltpetresoda niterE251 when used as a preservative
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Meanings

nounsodium nitrate (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistrythe 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

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
calicheChile saltpetresoda niterE251 when used as a preservative

More synonyms by meaning

noun(NaNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive

Similar
soda niter
Broader
nitrate
Also see
saltpetresoda niter

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian селитра
  • селитра (selitra)sodium salt of nitric acid
Catalan nitrat de sodi
  • nitrat de sodisodium salt of nitric acid
Chinese Mandarin 硝酸鈉 /硝酸钠
  • 硝酸鈉 /硝酸钠 (xiāosuānnà)sodium salt of nitric acid
Danish natriumnitrat, salpeter
  • natriumnitratsodium salt of nitric acid
  • salpetersodium salt of nitric acid
Dutch salpeter
  • salpetersodium salt of nitric acid
Finnish natriumnitraatti
  • natriumnitraattisodium salt of nitric acid
German Natriumnitrat, Salpeter
  • Natriumnitratsodium salt of nitric acid
  • Salpetersodium salt of nitric acid
  • Natronsalpetersodium salt of nitric acid
  • Chilesalpetersodium salt of nitric acid
Hindi गन्धक भूयातती
  • गन्धक भूयातती (gandhak bhūyāttī)sodium salt of nitric acid
Hungarian nátrium-nitrát, chilei salétrom
  • nátrium-nitrátsodium salt of nitric acid
  • chilei salétromsodium salt of nitric acid
Icelandic Sílesaltpétur, Chile-saltpétur
  • Sílesaltpétursodium salt of nitric acid
  • Chile-saltpétursodium salt of nitric acid
  • natíumnítratsodium salt of nitric acid
Irish níotráit sóidiam
  • níotráit sóidiamsodium salt of nitric acid
Italian nitrato di sodio
  • nitrato di sodiosodium salt of nitric acid
Japanese チリ硝石
  • チリ硝石 (chirishōseki)sodium salt of nitric acid
Malay natirum nitrat
  • natirum nitratsodium salt of nitric acid
Russian сели́тра
  • сели́тра (selítra)sodium salt of nitric acid
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APA

sodium nitrate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sodium%20nitrate

MLA

“sodium nitrate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sodium%20nitrate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sodium nitrate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sodium%20nitrate.

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