aluminum nitrate

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, Al(NO 3 ) 3 ⋅9H 2 O, used chiefly as a mordant in dyeing cotton.

Example Sentences

An aluminum nitrate explosion at a chemical plant in Germany killed almost 600 people in 1921, another blast killed a similar number in 1947 in Texas City, Tex.

From BusinessWeek

He said a raid on their homes found 22 pounds of aluminum nitrate, which can be used to make explosives; computers containing instructions on how to make bombs, model airplanes and rockets; information on intelligence gathering; and materials published by Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, the network’s north African affiliate.

From New York Times

The material, made from aluminum nitrate salt, cheap organic materials and water, is non-toxic and requires less energy to strip out the carbon when it becomes saturated, the scientists said.

From Reuters

Then a plastic bag with 17 pounds of a mixture of aluminum nitrate and ammonium powder.

From New York Times

During a search of the area, the statement said, the authorities found more than a ton of aluminum nitrate and plastic explosives, as well as a workshop used to make improvised explosive devices.

From New York Times