niter
Use Niter in a sentence
tər
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Niter
is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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| —n | |
| potassium nitrate another name for sodium nitrate | |
| [C14: via Old French from Latin nitrum, from Greek nitron | |
| niter or (US) niter | |
| —n | |
| [C14: via Old French from Latin nitrum, from Greek nitron | |
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Science Dictionary
| niter (nī'tər) Pronunciation Key
A naturally occurring mineral form of potassium nitrate. It is used to make gunpowder. |
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Example sentences
Selenium is recovered by roasting the mud with soda or sulfuric acid, or by smelting them with soda and niter.
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