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nitratine

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ni⋅tra⋅tine

  [nahy-truh-teen, -tin]
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–noun Mineralogy.
soda niter.
Origin:
1840–50; nitrate + -ine 2

soda niter

 
–noun
a white or transparent mineral, sodium nitrate, NaNO3, used chiefly as a fertilizer and in the manufacture of sulfuric and nitric acids and potassium nitrate.
Also called Chile saltpeter, nitratine.

Origin:
1895–1900
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