n.
Pronunciation: ' n ī -t ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English nitre natron, from Middle French, from Latin nitrum, from Greek nitron, from Egyptian n t ry
Date: 1667
1 : POTASSIUM NITRATE
2 archaic : CHILE SALTPETER
n.
Pronunciation: ' n ī -t ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English nitre natron, from Middle French, from Latin nitrum, from Greek nitron, from Egyptian n t ry
Date: 1667
1 : POTASSIUM NITRATE
2 archaic : CHILE SALTPETER
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012