nitre

English

Etymology

French nitre, Latin nitrum native soda, natron.

Noun

nitre (uncountable)

1. (UK) Alternative spelling of niter.
2. (obsolete) native sodium carbonate; natron
   • Bible, Jer. ii. 22

     For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me.

Anagrams

• inert
• inter
• niter
• Terni
• trine

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /nitʁ/

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Noun

nitre m (uncountable)

1. (dated) saltpetre (potassium nitrate)

Synonyms

• salpêtre

Related terms

• nitrer
• nitreux
• nitrique
• nitrate
• nitrater

Verb

nitre

1. first-person singular present indicative of nitrer
2. third-person singular present indicative of nitrer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of nitrer
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of nitrer
5. second-person singular imperative of nitrer

Anagrams

• rient, tenir, terni, Terni