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Niter

noun
1.
(KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive.  Synonyms: nitre, potassium nitrate, saltpeter, saltpetre.



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... desire so many appurtenances of life that were in David Lockwin's quarters? If we find Chalmers housed in comfortable apartments at Gramercy Square, is it not inconsistent that he should gradually supply himself with cough medicine, turpentine, alcohol, ammonia, niter, mentholine, camphor spirits, cholagogue, cholera mixture, whisky, oil, acid, salves and all the aids to health and cleanliness by which David Lockwin flourished? How slight an annoyance is the lack of that old-time prescription of Dr. ...
— David Lockwin—The People's Idol • John McGovern



Words linked to "Niter" :   fertiliser, plant food, nitrate, fertilizer



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