niter

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#1·5h ago

(US, inorganic chemistry) A mineral form of potassium nitrate (saltpetre) used in making gunpowder.

Origin: From , nitere, nitre, nytre, from , from , from . Ultimately from . . Compare also natrium, nitrogen. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·5h ago

(obsolete) Native sodium carbonate; natron.

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