nitre

Variant of niter

niter definition

ni·ter (nīt′ər)

noun

  1. potassium nitrate
  2. sodium nitrate

Etymology: ME nitre < MFr < L nitrum < Gr nitron, native soda, natron < Heb or Egypt: Heb netr < Egypt nṯr

Also Chiefly Brit.nitre ni′·tre

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