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spirit of nitre

spirit of nitre noun: nitric acid.

Noun

spirit of nitre (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Nitric acid.

Questions about spirit of nitre

What does spirit of nitre mean?
Spirit of nitre means nitric acid.
What part of speech is spirit of nitre?
Spirit of nitre is a noun.

Words near spirit of nitre in the dictionary

  1. spirit moose
  2. spirit of box
  3. Spirit of God
  4. Spirit of Light
  5. spirit of Mindererus
  6. spirit of nitre
  7. spirit of salt
  8. spirit of the law
  9. Spirit of the Lord
  10. Spirit of Truth
  11. spirit of turpentine

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