soda niter

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.


Origin:
1895–1900
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soda niter

noun
(NaNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive [syn: sodium nitrate
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