niter

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Noun

niter

1. (obsolete) Native sodium carbonate; natron.
2. (US, inorganic chemistry) A mineral form of potassium nitrate (saltpetre) used in making gunpowder.

Related terms

• nitric
• nitrifaction
• nitrify
• nitrogen
• nitrous

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