Definitions for: Niter


[n] (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive



Webster (1913) Definition: Ni"ter, Nitre Ni"tre, n. [F. nitre, L. nitrum native
soda, natron, Gr. ?; cf. Ar. nit?n, natr?n natron. Cf.
Natron.]
1. (Chem.) A white crystalline semitransparent salt;
potassium nitrate; saltpeter. See Saltpeter.

2. (Chem.) Native sodium carbonate; natron. [Obs.]

For though thou wash thee with niter, and take thee
much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me.
--Jer. ii. 22.

Cubic niter, a deliquescent salt, sodium nitrate, found as
a native incrustation, like niter, in Peru and Chili,
whence it is known also as Chili saltpeter.

Niter bush (Bot.), a genus (Nitraria) of thorny shrubs
bearing edible berries, and growing in the saline plains
of Asia and Northern Africa.

Synonyms: nitre, potassium nitrate, saltpeter, saltpetre

See Also: fertiliser, fertilizer, nitrate, plant food

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