Definitions for niters

niters ni·ter

Spelling: [nahy-ter]
IPA: /ˈnaɪ tər/

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

You can make 154 anagrams from letters in niters (einrst).

Definitions for niters

noun

  1. potassium nitrate.
  2. sodium nitrate.

Origin of niters

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

Examples for niters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Word Value for niters
Scrable

5

Words with friends

6

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