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niter

6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. niter (noun)
  2. niter-blue (verb)
  3. niter cake (noun)
  4. soda niter (noun)
  5. spirit of niter
  6. sweet niter (noun)

ni·ter

noun \ˈnī-tər\

Definition of NITER

1
: potassium nitrate
2
archaic : chile saltpeter
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Origin of NITER

Middle English nitre natron, from Middle French, from Latin nitrum, from Greek nitron, from Egyptian nṯry
First Known Use: 1667

Rhymes with NITER

biter, blighter, fighter, kiter, lighter, miter, plighter, smiter, titer, writer

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