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nitre
ni·tre N0115200 (nī′tər)n. Chiefly British Variant of niter.nitre (ˈnaɪtə) or nitern (Elements & Compounds) another name for potassium nitrate, sodium nitrate[C14: via Old French from Latin nitrum, from Greek nitron natron]potas′sium ni′trate
n. a crystalline compound, KNO3, produced by nitrification in soil, and used in gunpowders, fertilizers, and preservatives; saltpeter; niter. [1880–85] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | nitre - (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosiveniter, potassium nitrate, saltpeter, saltpetrefertiliser, fertilizer, plant food - any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertilenitrate - any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid) |
Translations
EncyclopediaSeeniterMedicalSeesaltpetrenitre
Synonyms for nitrenoun (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosiveSynonyms- niter
- potassium nitrate
- saltpeter
- saltpetre
Related Words- fertiliser
- fertilizer
- plant food
- nitrate
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