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单词 nitriary
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nitriaryn.

Brit. /ˈnʌɪtrɪəri/, U.S. /ˈnaɪtriˌɛri/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin nitrāria.
Etymology: Ultimately < classical Latin nitrāria a place where nitrum is extracted (Pliny) < nitrum nitre n. + -āria -ary suffix1. Compare French nitrière a place where nitre (saltpetre) is extracted (1562 in Middle French in Du Pinet's translation of Pliny), Italian nitreria natural deposit of potassium nitrate (saltpetre), organic matter mixed with wood or peat and left to decay in order to produce saltpetre (1550), Spanish nitrería place where nitre is refined and gathered (1599), Portuguese nitreira place where nitre is formed (1813).The Latin word refers primarily to natural soda or nitre beds, not to man-made nitre beds.
Now historical.
An artificial bed of decaying organic matter mixed with lime or other alkaline substances, from which nitre (saltpetre) was formerly obtained.
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the world > matter > chemistry > elements and compounds > metals > specific elements > nitrogen > [noun] > compounds > deposits or beds
nitre bed1788
nitriary1839
nitrate deposit1853
nitre-heap1867
1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 887 In France, Germany, Sweden, Hungary, etc., vast quantities of nitrous salts are obtained by artificial arrangements called nitriaries, or nitre-beds.
1864 I. M. St. John Let. 10 Oct. in War of Rebellion (U.S. War Dept.) (1900) 4th Ser. III. 695 Operations of the Government niter and mining service during the current year: Exhibit A, niter production and importation; Exhibit B, nitriaries.
1892 E. S. Dana J. D. Dana's Syst. Mineral. (ed. 6) 871 Beds called nitriaries are arranged for this purpose..in France, Germany [etc.].
1911 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 93/2 The demand for saltpetre..led to the formation of saltpetre plantations or nitriaries.
1942 Science 11 Dec. 536/1 The largest nitriary, according to Colonel St. John, was located at Columbia, S.C., with 45,000 square feet of surface under cover of open sheds.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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