Definitions for Niter

Niter ni·ter

Spelling: [nahy-ter]
IPA: /ˈnaɪ tər/

Niter is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 5 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 6 points.

You can make 65 anagrams from letters in Niter (einrt).

Definitions for Niter

noun

  1. potassium nitrate.
  2. sodium nitrate.

Origin of Niter

1375-1425; late Middle English nitre Latin nitrum Greek nítron natron

Examples for Niter

In Death Valley thirty thousand acres of borax, niter, soda, and salt deposits have been located.

I find that this dust is strongly impregnated with niter; from niter we obtain saltpeter and from saltpeter we make gunpowder.

The British blockade had made the importation of niter from overseas impossible.

Aconite may be given in conjunction with the niter when the heart is greatly excited and beats strongly.

One-dram doses of nitrate of potash or 1-ounce doses of sweet spirits of niter are useful in the drinking water.

Epsom salts, niter and alum have been obtained from the earth of the cave.

To burn well the paper should first be impregnated with an aqueous solution of niter and dried.

Probably extract their niter from the dung of their horses and cows.

Usually the niter will relieve the constipation; yet if it should prove obstinate, laxatives may be carefully given.

We therefore conclude, that either the niter or the small excess of potassium bromide, or both together, produce the change.

Word Value for Niter
Scrable

5

Words with friends

6

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