niter
English
Alternative forms
- nitre (British)
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. Compare also natrium, nitrogen.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aɪtə(ɹ)
Noun
niter (countable and uncountable, plural niters)
- (obsolete) Native sodium carbonate; natron.
- (US, inorganic chemistry) A mineral form of potassium nitrate (saltpetre) used in making gunpowder.
Derived terms
terms derived from niter (noun)
- nitracrol
- Nitralloy
- nitramidin
- nitran
- nitraniline
- nitranisic
- nitrate
- niter bush
- nitridation
- nitriding
- nitrile
- nitrion
- nitrite
- nitryl
Related terms
terms related to niter (noun)
- nitric
- nitrifaction
- nitrify
- nitrogen
- nitrous
Further reading
niter on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Niter”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “niter”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.
Anagrams
- -retin, -retin-, Inter, Terni, Tiner, inert, inter, inter-, n-tier, nitre, riten., terin, trine
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɲɪtɛr]
Noun
niter n
- genitive plural of nitro