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nitratine

nitratine noun: a trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral form of sodium nitrate.

Noun

nitratine (countable and uncountable, plural nitratines)

  1. A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral form of sodium nitrate.
    Synonyms:
    Chile saltpetre

Synonyms of nitratine

Forms of nitratine

pluralnitratines

Origin of nitratine

From nitrate + -ine.

Questions about nitratine

What does nitratine mean?
Nitratine means a trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral form of sodium nitrate.
What part of speech is nitratine?
Nitratine is a noun.
What is the plural of nitratine?
The plural of nitratine is nitratines.

Words near nitratine in the dictionary

  1. nitrate
  2. nitrate of soda
  3. nitrated
  4. nitrates
  5. nitratian
  6. nitratine
  7. nitratines
  8. nitrating
  9. nitration
  10. nitrations
  11. nitratite

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