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Nitrum

Ni"trum\, n. [L., natron. See Niter.] (Old Chem.) Niter.

Nitrum flammans [L., flaming niter] (Old Chem.), ammonium nitrate; -- probably so called because it deflagerates when suddenly heated.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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