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ni·ter
(nī′tər)n.
See potassium nitrate.
[Middle English nitre, sodium carbonate, natron, from Old French, from Latin nitrum, from Greek nitron, from Egyptian nṯr.]
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niter
(ˈnaɪtə)n
(Elements & Compounds) the usual US spelling of nitre
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potas′sium ni′trate
n.
a crystalline compound, KNO3, produced by nitrification in soil, and used in gunpowders, fertilizers, and preservatives; saltpeter; niter.
[1880–85]
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ni·ter
(nī′tər) A naturally occurring mineral form of potassium nitrate, used to make gunpowder.
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Noun | 1. | niter - (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive fertiliser, fertilizer, plant food - any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile nitrate - any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid) |
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