nitrates
Cured meat preservatives
Nitrates are chemical compounds containing nitrogen and oxygen, found naturally in soil and water.
In agriculture, nitrates are essential fertilizers that promote plant growth.
In food, nitrates preserve cured meats like bacon and hot dogs: The label listed sodium nitrate among the ingredients.
High nitrate levels in drinking water raise health concerns, particularly for infants.
Agricultural production amount
- soil amendmentSubstance improving dirt quality
- plant growthIncrease in botanical size
- soil fertilityEarth's crop-growing potential
- runoffExcess water drainage
leaching · groundwater · eutrophication · algal bloom · organic farming · synthetic fertilizer
Introduction of impurities
- groundwaterWater in underground rock
- drinking waterSafe liquid for consumption
- runoffExcess water drainage
- eutrophicationExcess nutrients depleting oxygen
algal bloom · EPA · water testing · well water · aquifer · water treatment · environmental
Restoring health or preserving
- cured meatsSalt-preserved animal flesh
- baconCured smoked pork
- hamCured pig thigh
- salamiCured, seasoned sausage
prosciutto · corned beef · pastrami · jerky · hot dogs · sausage · deli meats · pink salt
Explosive compound, cardiac drug
- vasodilatorsAgents widening blood vessels
- anginaIschemic chest discomfort
- blood pressureCirculatory force measurement
- vasodilationRelaxation of vessel walls
sublingual · ischemia · chest pain · coronary · heart failure · headache · hypotension · tolerance
Explosive initiation device
- blastingExplosive material removal
- gunpowderCombustible propellant mixture
- propellantSubstance creating thrust
- miningExtracting earth's resources
quarrying · demolition · fertilizer bomb · Oklahoma City · improvised · oxidizer · pyrotechnics · combustible
Negatively charged atoms
- saltsSodium chloride crystals
- ionsAtoms bearing charge
- solubleAble to dissolve
- inorganicNot from living matter
aqueous · chemistry · ionic · formula · synthesis · dissociation
Electron-accepting chemical species
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
- rocket propellantSubstance enabling spacecraft thrust
- solid fuelBurnable material, not fluid
- fireworksExplosive light displays
pyrotechnics · black powder · reactive · accelerant · ignition · burn rate · thermite · flare
crop yield
Agricultural production amount
- soil amendmentSubstance improving dirt quality
- plant growthIncrease in botanical size
- soil fertilityEarth's crop-growing potential
runoff · leaching · groundwater · eutrophication · algal bloom · organic farming · synthetic fertilizer
contamination
Introduction of impurities
- groundwaterWater in underground rock
- drinking waterSafe liquid for consumption
- runoffExcess water drainage
eutrophication · algal bloom · EPA · water testing · well water · aquifer · water treatment · environmental
curing
Restoring health or preserving
- cured meatsSalt-preserved animal flesh
- baconCured smoked pork
- hamCured pig thigh
salami · prosciutto · corned beef · pastrami · jerky · hot dogs · sausage · deli meats · pink salt · shelf life
nitroglycerin
Explosive compound, cardiac drug
- vasodilatorsAgents widening blood vessels
- anginaIschemic chest discomfort
- blood pressureCirculatory force measurement
vasodilation · sublingual · ischemia · chest pain · coronary · heart failure · headache · hypotension · tolerance · cardiac
detonator
Explosive initiation device
- blastingExplosive material removal
- gunpowderCombustible propellant mixture
- propellantSubstance creating thrust
mining · quarrying · demolition · fertilizer bomb · Oklahoma City · improvised · oxidizer · pyrotechnics · combustible
anions
Negatively charged atoms
inorganic · aqueous · chemistry · ionic · formula · synthesis · dissociation
oxidizing agent
Electron-accepting chemical species
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
- rocket propellantSubstance enabling spacecraft thrust
- solid fuelBurnable material, not fluid
fireworks · pyrotechnics · black powder · reactive · accelerant · ignition · burn rate · thermite · flare
- soil sciencesoil, topsoil, subsoil, clay, sand
- heart healthheart disease, heart-healthy diet, heart attack, cardiologist, heart failure
- pollutionair pollution, water pollution, soil pollution, smog, toxic waste
- Substancesmatter, elements, compounds, molecules, atoms
- Contaminantspollutants, pollutant, heavy metals, toxin, pesticides
- Fireworksfirework, sparklers, mortars, burst, bursts
nitratesphosphates
Salts of a certain acid
sulfates · carbonates · chlorides · oxalates · silicates
nitratesammonia
Acrid nitrogen-hydrogen gas
nitrites · ammonium · nitrogen gas · urea · nitric oxide
nitratesphosphates
Salts of a certain acid
potash · potassium · organic matter · compost · humus
- ammonium nitrateNitrogen-rich agricultural compound
- silver nitrateAgNO₃ crystalline salt
- potassium nitrateCrystalline potassium salt compound
- nitrate filmUnstable early cinema material
- cellulose nitrateNitrated plant fiber polymer
- sodium nitrateNaNO₃ compound