niter

[ nahy-ter ]

/ ˈnaɪ tər /

noun

potassium nitrate.

sodium nitrate.

Also especially British, ni·tre .

Origin of niter

1375–1425; late Middle English nitre<Latin nitrum<Greek nítronnatron

Words nearby niter

Nistru, nisus, nit, nitchie, nite, niter, niterie, Niterói, nitery, nitfly, nither

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Example sentences from the Web for niter

Thus the niter production, in the course of a year, was brought up to something like half of the total consumption.
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Vol. 1 (of 2)|Jefferson Davis
Niter mixed with common salt, placed upon burning charcoal, and water added, produce a stronger explosion than salt alone.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 288|Various
This process has been made possible by the discovery of the Chili niter beds and the potassium chloride of the Stassfurt deposits.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry|William McPherson
Added to this the sickening acrid smell of niter explosives filled the atmosphere.
The Cruise of the Dry Dock|T. S. Stribling

The British blockade had made the importation of niter from overseas impossible.
The Iron Ration|George Abel Schreiner

British Dictionary definitions for niter

niter

/ (ˈnaɪtə) /

noun

the usual US spelling of nitre

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Scientific definitions for niter

niter

[ nī′tər ]

A naturally occurring mineral form of potassium nitrate. It is used to make gunpowder.

单词	niter
释义	niter [ nahy-ter ] / ˈnaɪ tər / noun potassium nitrate. sodium nitrate. Also especially British, ni·tre . Origin of niter 1375–1425; late Middle English nitre<Latin nitrum<Greek nítronnatron Words nearby niter Nistru, nisus, nit, nitchie, nite, niter, niterie, Niterói, nitery, nitfly, nither Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for niter Thus the niter production, in the course of a year, was brought up to something like half of the total consumption. The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Vol. 1 (of 2)\|Jefferson Davis Niter mixed with common salt, placed upon burning charcoal, and water added, produce a stronger explosion than salt alone. Scientific American Supplement, No. 288\|Various This process has been made possible by the discovery of the Chili niter beds and the potassium chloride of the Stassfurt deposits. An Elementary Study of Chemistry\|William McPherson Added to this the sickening acrid smell of niter explosives filled the atmosphere. The Cruise of the Dry Dock\|T. S. Stribling The British blockade had made the importation of niter from overseas impossible. The Iron Ration\|George Abel Schreiner British Dictionary definitions for niter niter / (ˈnaɪtə) / noun the usual US spelling of nitre Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for niter niter [ nī′tər ] A naturally occurring mineral form of potassium nitrate. It is used to make gunpowder. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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