niter in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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niter in the PONS Dictionary

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niter [ˈnaɪtəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] N Am

nitre [ˈnaɪtəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] N

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When alum and niter and other chemicals are mixed together one gets "ching thung": green bronze.
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However, the process to obtain niter, the mineral form of potassium nitrate, was difficult, and he did not know how to prepare gunpowder from the raw materials.
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In making a rocket, it requires veteran specialist who can calculate proper proportion of niter and charcoal, otherwise, the rocket will be explode during the launching.
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The main industry is a soda niter (sodium nitrate) chemical plant.
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Because of its ready solubility in water, niter is most often found in arid environments.
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The head was large and contained niter, charcoal and wood dust, and had a phosphorus tip.
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It occurs as a mineral niter and is a natural solid source of nitrogen.
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When applying, first clean the stigmata with niter, smear them with resin of terebinth, and bandage for five days...
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In addition, it has been used to describe some forms of quartzite, bauxite, kaolinite, laterite, chalcedony, opal, and soda niter.
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Finally, the water was boiled off leaving niter crystals usable, after drying, for making gunpowder.
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