Definitions for nitre

nitre ni·tre

Spelling: [nahy-ter]
IPA: /ˈnaɪ tər/

Nitre 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 nitre (einrt).

Definitions for nitre

noun

  1. niter.
  2. potassium nitrate.
  3. sodium nitrate.

Origin of nitre

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

Examples for nitre

An excellent diet drink may be made of toast and water, with the addition of a little vinegar, or a few grains of nitre.

There is no sulphur in the States; nitre and charcoal abound.

What are the nitre caves of the western country, and how is nitre extracted from the earth?

Mercury, sulphur, saltpetre or nitre, I do not know that they have.

nitre, or "nitrate," is a native nitrate of potash, or nitrate of soda.

The regulus of cobalt, dissolved in spirit of nitre, gives a red.

When nitre is burned with sulphur, the product is sulphate of potash, etc.

In a little while the nitre began to come in to the powder-factories.

What proportion of nitre does the saltpetre of the nitrate caves afford?

What reagents are used to discover the presence of foreign substances in nitre?

Word Value for nitre
Scrable

5

Words with friends

6

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