nitre
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ni·tre
(nī′tər)n. Chiefly British
Variant of niter.
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nitre
(ˈnaɪtə) orniter
n
(Elements & Compounds) another name for potassium nitrate, sodium nitrate
[C14: via Old French from Latin nitrum, from Greek nitron natron]
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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]
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Noun | 1. | nitre - (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive fertiliser, fertilizer, plant food - any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile nitrate - any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid) |
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nitre
, (US) nitern → Salpeter m or nt
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