Definition of nitre in English:

nitre

(US niter)

noun ˈnʌɪtəˈnaɪdər

another term for saltpetre
Example sentencesExamples
- The fresh juice supplying 30 percent potassium and the mucilage a good amount of niter and sodium.
- Nitre, or niter, is also used to manufacture gunpowder.
- The German U-boats were shooting on the boats, so most of the niter they were trying to import to make nitroglycerin was at the bottom of the ocean.
- Various reflecting surfaces were used: polished metallic rocks such as obsidian, pyrite, and iron; rock crystal; and an alloy of rose copper and tin, plus an alchemical brew consisting of white arsenic, red tartar, and nitre.
- Maybe Boone noticed crystals of potassium nitrate there, because the deep, loose floor was soon being mined for niter to make gunpowder.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin nitrum, from Greek nitron.

Definition of niter in US English:

niter

(British nitre)

nounˈnaɪdərˈnīdər

another term for potassium nitrate
Example sentencesExamples
- Various reflecting surfaces were used: polished metallic rocks such as obsidian, pyrite, and iron; rock crystal; and an alloy of rose copper and tin, plus an alchemical brew consisting of white arsenic, red tartar, and nitre.
- The German U-boats were shooting on the boats, so most of the niter they were trying to import to make nitroglycerin was at the bottom of the ocean.
- Maybe Boone noticed crystals of potassium nitrate there, because the deep, loose floor was soon being mined for niter to make gunpowder.
- The fresh juice supplying 30 percent potassium and the mucilage a good amount of niter and sodium.
- Nitre, or niter, is also used to manufacture gunpowder.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin nitrum, from Greek nitron.

单词	nitre
释义	Definition of nitre in English: nitre (US niter) noun ˈnʌɪtəˈnaɪdər another term for saltpetre Example sentencesExamples The fresh juice supplying 30 percent potassium and the mucilage a good amount of niter and sodium. Nitre, or niter, is also used to manufacture gunpowder. The German U-boats were shooting on the boats, so most of the niter they were trying to import to make nitroglycerin was at the bottom of the ocean. Various reflecting surfaces were used: polished metallic rocks such as obsidian, pyrite, and iron; rock crystal; and an alloy of rose copper and tin, plus an alchemical brew consisting of white arsenic, red tartar, and nitre. Maybe Boone noticed crystals of potassium nitrate there, because the deep, loose floor was soon being mined for niter to make gunpowder. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin nitrum, from Greek nitron. Definition of niter in US English: niter (British nitre) nounˈnaɪdərˈnīdər another term for potassium nitrate Example sentencesExamples Various reflecting surfaces were used: polished metallic rocks such as obsidian, pyrite, and iron; rock crystal; and an alloy of rose copper and tin, plus an alchemical brew consisting of white arsenic, red tartar, and nitre. The German U-boats were shooting on the boats, so most of the niter they were trying to import to make nitroglycerin was at the bottom of the ocean. Maybe Boone noticed crystals of potassium nitrate there, because the deep, loose floor was soon being mined for niter to make gunpowder. The fresh juice supplying 30 percent potassium and the mucilage a good amount of niter and sodium. Nitre, or niter, is also used to manufacture gunpowder. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin nitrum, from Greek nitron.
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