niter
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editFrom Middle English niter, nitere, nitre, nytre, from Old French nitre, from Latin nitrum (“native soda, natron”), from Ancient Greek νίτρον (nítron). Ultimately from Egyptian nṯrj (“natron”). Doublet of natron and trona. Compare also natrium, nitrogen.
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edit- Rhymes: -aɪtə(ɹ)
Noun
editniter (countable and uncountable, plural niters)
- (obsolete) Native sodium carbonate; natron.
- (US, inorganic chemistry) A mineral form of potassium nitrate (saltpetre) used in making gunpowder.
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edit- niter on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Niter”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “niter”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
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