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ni⋅ter

  [nahy-ter]
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–noun
1. potassium nitrate.
2. sodium nitrate.
Also, especially British, nitre.

Origin:
1375–1425; late ME nitre < L nitrum < Gk nítron natron
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ni·ter   (nī'tər)   
n.  A white, gray, or colorless mineral of potassium nitrate, KNO3, used in making gunpowder. Also called saltpeter.

[Middle English nitre, sodium carbonate, natron, from Old French, from Latin nitrum, from Greek nitron, from Egyptian nṯr.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ni·ter
Variant: or chiefly British ni·tre /'nIt-&r/
Function: noun
1 : POTASSIUM NITRATE
2 archaic : CHILE SALTPETER
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niter   (nī'tər)  Pronunciation Key 
A naturally occurring mineral form of potassium nitrate. It is used to make gunpowder.
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