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Meanings of niter in English

Portuguese
nitrato de potassio
Catalan
salnitre

(KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive.

nitrato de potassio
Usage of niter in English
1
And all that was in the bottle was sweet spirits of niter.
Betty Gordon at Mountain Camp; Or, The Mystery of Ida Bellethorn...
2
The regulus of cobalt, dissolved in spirit of niter, gives a red.
The Lock and Key Library: The most interesting stories of all na...
3
Probably extract their niter from the dung of their horses and cows.
The Return
4
This niter-soaked fabric I thought might serve as tinder for the spark.
The Way of a Man
5
Trails of niter ran down the walls like melted wax.
Shadow's son
6
Then they leached it, pouring water on it in improvised tubs, and dissolving the niter.
The Young Trailers: A Story of Early Kentucky
7
It was like vinegar upon niter, or the singing of songs to an heavy heart.
The Red Acorn
8
Thick shadows clung to the brick-and-niter walls.
Shadow's son
9
Usually the niter will relieve the constipation; yet if it should prove obstinate, laxatives may be carefully given.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse
10
Aconite may be given in conjunction with the niter when the heart is greatly excited and beats strongly.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse
11
We therefore conclude, that either the niter or the small excess of potassium bromide, or both together, produce the change.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883
12
He created artificial niter beds, from which sufficient saltpeter was obtained, and within a year was furnishing the finest powder.
The Victim: A Romance of the Real Jefferson Davis
13
The wreck is full of niter and, once we have a fire, I can burn all the jungle into charcoal!
As It Was in the Beginning
14
Sweet spirits of niter!
Skylark Three
15
It is a white, crystallizable salt of a taste resembling that of niter, soluble in water and alcohol, and extremely poisonous.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 483, April 4, 1885
16
I find that this dust is strongly impregnated with niter; from niter we obtain saltpeter and from saltpeter we make gunpowder.
The Young Trailers: A Story of Early Kentucky
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