niter
niter noun: a mineral form of potassium nitrate (saltpetre) used in making gunpowder.
Noun
niter (countable and uncountable, plural niters)
- A mineral form of potassium nitrate (saltpetre) used in making gunpowder.
- Native sodium carbonate; natron.
niter meaning in Tamil
niter in Tamil
- வெடியுப்பு
Forms of niter
| plural | niters |
|---|---|
| alternative UK | nitre |
Origin of niter
From Middle English niter, nitere, nitre, nytre, from Old French nitre, from Latin nitrum (“native soda, natron”), from Ancient Greek νίτρον (nítron). Ultimately from Egyptian nṯrj (“natron”). Doublet of natron and trona. Compare also natrium, nitrogen. Compare reconstructed Proto-Germanic *lauþrą (“nitre”) related to Modern English lye.
Words formed from niter
- niter bush
- nitracrol
- Nitralloy
- nitramidin
- nitran
- nitraniline
- nitranisic
- nitrate
- nitridation
- nitriding
- nitrile
- nitrion
- nitrite
- nitryl
- soda niter
Words that rhyme with niter
Questions about niter
- What does niter mean?
- Niter means a mineral form of potassium nitrate (saltpetre) used in making gunpowder.
- What is niter in Tamil?
- Niter in Tamil is வெடியுப்பு. See Niter meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is niter?
- Niter is a noun.
- What is the plural of niter?
- The plural of niter is niters.
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