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Potassium nitrate

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-021732

A crystalline salt, KNO3; a strong oxidizer used especially in making gunpowder, as a fertilizer, and in medicine.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-021732
FieldEnvironment
SubjectChemical substances
ReferencesNational Cancer Institute Metathesaurus
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-021732",
  "term": "Potassium nitrate",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Potassium Nitrate",
  "definition": "A crystalline salt, KNO3; a strong oxidizer used especially in making gunpowder, as a fertilizer, and in medicine.",
  "subject": "Chemical substances",
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Metathesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/potassium-nitrate/"
}

Record 21,147 of 29,894 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.