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nitres

nitres is the plural of nitre.

Meaning of nitre

Noun

nitre (countable and uncountable, plural nitres)

  1. UK standard spelling of niter.
    • For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Jeremiah 2:22

Questions about nitres

What is nitres the plural of?
Nitres is the plural of nitre.

Words near nitres in the dictionary

  1. nitreniums
  2. nitrenoid
  3. nitrenoids
  4. nitreous
  5. nitrergic
  6. nitres
  7. nitrian
  8. nitriaries
  9. nitriary
  10. nitric
  11. nitric acid

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