niter
[
nahy
-ter]
/ˈnaɪ tər/
noun
1.
potassium nitrate
.
2.
sodium nitrate
.
Also,
especially British,
nitre
.
Origin
1375-1425;
late Middle English
nitre
<
Latin
nitrum
<
Greek
nítron
natron
Examples from the web for
niter
Selenium is recovered by roasting the mud with soda or sulfuric acid, or by smelting them with soda and
niter
.
British Dictionary definitions for
niter
niter
/
ˈnaɪtə
/
noun
1.
the usual US spelling of
nitre
nitre
/
ˈnaɪtə
/
noun
1.
another name for
potassium nitrate
,
sodium nitrate
Word Origin
C14: via Old French from Latin
nitrum,
from Greek
nitron
natron
Word Origin and History for
niter
see
nitre
.
niter
in Science
niter
(nī'tər)
A naturally occurring mineral form of potassium nitrate. It is used to make gunpowder.