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NITRE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive

Synonyms:

niter; nitre; potassium nitrate; saltpeter; saltpetre

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("nitre" is a kind of...):

nitrate (any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid))

Holonyms ("nitre" is a substance of...):

fertiliser; fertilizer; plant food (any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile)

Derivation:

nitric; nitrous (of or containing nitrogen)

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