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Word: Nitre
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin nitrum, from Greek nitron
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈnʌɪtə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
potassium nitrate, especially as a naturally occurring mineral.
Short Definition:white crystalline salt
Variant Forms:
- niter
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