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nitre
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Nitre
(gcide) | Niter \Ni"ter\, Nitre \Ni"tre\, n. [F. nitre, L. nitrum native
soda, natron, Gr. ?; cf. Ar. nit[=u]n, natr[=u]n natron. Cf.
Natron.]
1. (Chem.) A white crystalline semitransparent salt;
potassium nitrate; saltpeter. See Saltpeter.
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2. (Chem.) Native sodium carbonate; natron. [Obs.]
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For though thou wash thee with niter, and take thee
much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me.
--Jer. ii. 22.
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Cubic niter, a deliquescent salt, sodium nitrate, found as
a native incrustation, like niter, in Peru and Chile,
whence it is known also as Chile saltpeter.
Niter bush (Bot.), a genus (Nitraria) of thorny shrubs
bearing edible berries, and growing in the saline plains
of Asia and Northern Africa.
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Nitre
(gcide) | Nitre \Ni"tre\, n. (Chem.)
See Niter.
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nitre
(wn) | nitre
n 1: (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive [syn:
potassium nitrate, saltpeter, saltpetre, niter,
nitre] |
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nitre
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Janitress
(gcide) | Janitress \Jan"i*tress\, Janitrix \Jan"i*trix\, n. [L. janitrix.
See Janitor.]
A female janitor.
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Monitress
(gcide) | Monitress \Mon"i*tress\, Monitrix \Mon"i*trix\, n.
A female monitor.
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Progenitress
(gcide) | Progenitress \Pro*gen"i*tress\, n.
A female progenitor.
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nitre
(wn) | nitre
n 1: (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive [syn:
potassium nitrate, saltpeter, saltpetre, niter,
nitre] |
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