SODA NITER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(NaNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive

Synonyms:

soda niter; sodium nitrate

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("soda niter" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("soda niter" is a substance of...):

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

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