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niter
[ nahy-ter ]
niter
/ ˈnaɪtə /
niter
/ nī′tər /
- A naturally occurring mineral form of potassium nitrate. It is used to make gunpowder.
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Example Sentences
The composition given is: sulphur, niter, cinnamon and boric acid in gaseous solution.
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I find that this dust is strongly impregnated with niter; from niter we obtain saltpeter and from saltpeter we make gunpowder.
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Epsom salts, niter and alum have been obtained from the earth of the cave.
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It is a white, crystallizable salt of a taste resembling that of niter, soluble in water and alcohol, and extremely poisonous.
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Where the place That niter-eaten bricks false soundness wear?
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