niter en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English niter, nitere, nitre, nytre, from Old French nitre, from Latin nitrum (“native soda, natron”), from Ancient Greek νίτρον (nítron). Ultimately from Egyptian nṯrj (“natron”). Doublet of natron and trona. Compare also natrium, nitrogen. Compare reconstructed Proto-Germanic *lauþrą (“nitre”) related to Modern English lye.
Meanings
- (US, countable, uncountable) A mineral form of potassium nitrate (saltpetre) used in making gunpowder.
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Native sodium carbonate; natron.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| niters | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| nitre | UK, alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nitriding (terms derived from niter (noun)) · nitrite (terms derived from niter (noun)) · nitran (terms derived from niter (noun)) · nitranisic (terms derived from niter (noun)) · Nitralloy (terms derived from niter (noun)) · soda niter (terms derived from niter (noun)) · nitryl (terms derived from niter (noun)) · nitrion (terms derived from niter (noun)) · nitrile (terms derived from niter (noun)) · nitracrol (terms derived from niter (noun)) · nitramidin (terms derived from niter (noun)) · nitrate (terms derived from niter (noun)) · nitraniline (terms derived from niter (noun)) · niter bush (terms derived from niter (noun)) · nitridation (terms derived from niter (noun))
Relateds
nitrous (terms related to niter (noun)) · nitrifaction (terms related to niter (noun)) · nitrify (terms related to niter (noun)) · nitrogen (terms related to niter (noun)) · nitric (terms related to niter (noun))
Translations (5)
cs sanytr (potassium nitrate) · eo natro (sodium carbonate) · fr salpêtre (potassium nitrate) · cs ledek (potassium nitrate) · eo salpetro (potassium nitrate)