硝酸铵 xiāosuān'ǎn ammonium nitrate Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 硝酸 xiāosuān noun nitric acid A colorless or pale yellow corrosive strong acid with a sharp smell; widely used in manufacturing fertilizers, explosives, and chemicals.铵 銨 ǎn ammonium A positively charged ion derived from ammonia, also called 铵根 ǎngēn; it behaves similarly to metal ions in chemical compounds.