Niter
Definition of Niter
Ni´ter
n.
1.
(Chem.)
A
white
crystalline
semitransparent
salt
;
potassium
nitrate
;
saltpeter
.
See
Saltpeter
.
2.
(Chem.)
Native
sodium
carbonate
;
natron
.
For
though
thou
wash
thee
with
niter
,
and
take
thee
much
soap
,
yet
thine
iniquity
is
marked
before
me
.
- Jer. ii. 22.
Cubic niter
a
deliquescent
salt
,
sodium
nitrate
,
found
as
a
native
incrustation
,
like
niter
,
in
Peru
and
Chile
,
whence
it
is
known
also
as
Chile saltpeter
.
Niter bush
(Bot.)
a
genus
(
Nitraria
)
of
thorny
shrubs
bearing
edible
berries
,
and
growing
in
the
saline
plains
of
Asia
and
Northern
Africa
.
Related Words
fertiliser
,
fertilizer
,
nitrate
,
nitre
,
plant
food
,
potassium
nitrate
,
saltpeter
,
saltpetre
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