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PRONUNCIATION OF NITER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NITER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Niter is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NITER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Niter

Niter or nitre is the mineral form of potassium nitrate, KNO3, also known as saltpeter in America or saltpetre in other English speaking countries. Historically, the term "niter" was not well differentiated from natron, both of which have been very vaguely defined but generally refer to compounds of sodium or potassium joined with carbonate or nitrate ions. Because of its ready solubility in water, niter is most often found in arid environments. A major source of sodium nitrate mineral is the Atacama desert in Chile. Potassium and other nitrates are of great importance for use in fertilizers and, historically, gunpowder. Much of the world's demand is now met by synthetically produced nitrates, though the natural mineral is still mined and is still of significant commercial value.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NITER


all-nighter
ˌɔːlˈnaɪtə
amanita
ˌæməˈnaɪtə
benighter
bɪˈnaɪtə
biter
ˈbaɪtə
citer
ˈsaɪtə
fighter
ˈfaɪtə
firefighter
ˈfaɪəˌfaɪtə
igniter
ɪɡˈnaɪtə
inviter
ɪnˈvaɪtə
lighter
ˈlaɪtə
mitre
ˈmaɪtə
nitre
ˈnaɪtə
overnighter
ˌəʊvəˈnaɪtə
reiter
ˈraɪtə
reuniter
ˌriːjuːˈnaɪtə
songwriter
ˈsɒŋˌraɪtə
titre
ˈtaɪtə
typewriter
ˈtaɪpˌraɪtə
uniter
juːˈnaɪtə
writer
ˈraɪtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NITER

nit
nit-pick
nit-picker
nit-picking
nit-picky
nitchie
nite
niterie
nitery
nither
nithing
nitid
nitinol
niton
nitramine
nitraniline
nitrate
nitratine
nitration
nitrator

WORDS THAT END LIKE NITER

arbiter
DVD writer
exciter
exploiter
feature writer
inciter
Jupiter
limiter
liter
milliliter
miter
profiter
recruiter
screenwriter
singer-songwriter
speechwriter
story writer
titer
underwriter
waiter

Synonyms and antonyms of niter in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «niter» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NITER

Find out the translation of niter to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of niter from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «niter» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

硝石
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

niter
570 millions of speakers

English

niter
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शोरा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ملح البارود
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

селитра
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

niter
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শোরা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nitre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Niter
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Salpeter
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

硝石
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

niter
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Niter
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tiêu thạch
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

niter
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Niter
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

güherçile
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nitro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niter
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

селітра
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Azotat de potasiu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νίτρο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

salpeter
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

niter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

niter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of niter

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NITER»

The term «niter» is normally little used and occupies the 114.244 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NITER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about niter

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NITER»

Discover the use of niter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to niter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Archaeomineralogy
The name “niter” might derive from the ancient Egyptian city of Nitria which is located near niter deposits. In ancient times, niter also was extracted from the ashes of vegetable matter. Although referred to in the Bible, biblical “niter” is actually ...
George Rapp, 2009
2
Alchemy Tried in the Fire: Starkey, Boyle, and the Fate of ...
Later in his De nitro he makes this even more clear, saying that “it [niter] is easily fixed.”118 In terms of modern chemistry, potassium nitrate burns vividly with charcoal to produce potassium carbonate (K2CO3), a “fixed Caustic and detersive” ...
William R. Newman, Lawrence M. Principe, 2005
3
Principles of Philosophy:
Concerning gunpowder72 manufactured from sulphur, niter, and charcoal; and first, concerning sulphur. Yet nothing catches fire more rapidly, or retains it for a shorter time, than does gunpowder made of sulphur, niter, and charcoal. For in fact ...
René Descartes, Valentine Rodger Miller, R.P. Miller, 1984
4
Affinity, that Elusive Dream: A Genealogy of the Chemical ...
73 In 1717, nearly simultaneous with Geoffroy's research on sal ammoniac, Louis Lemery began to investigate niter, an important ingredient in the production of gunpowder in the form of saltpeter.74 Unlike other fossil salts, niter or saltpeter ...
Kim
5
Computational Science - Iccs 2001: International Conference, ...
... an increase in running time of the cache-efficient FMV as the subgrid size increases, which is explained by TLB misses. All memory hierarchy simulations were performed using Lebeck's fast-cache and cprof simulators [8], for NITER = 4.
Vassil Alexandrov, 2001
6
Homotopy Analysis Method in Nonlinear Differential Equations
Goto[stop]]; ]; temp[0] = U[OrderIter]//Expand; If[PolynomialQ[temp[0],z], temp[0] = truncated[temp[0]] ]; V[nIter] = GetDigit[temp[0]]; Vz[nIter] = D[V[nIter],z]; If[TypeEQ == 1, output[z,V,nIter], LAMBDA[nIter]=Lambda[OrderIter-1]//Expand; Print[" ...
Shijun Liao, 2012
7
The Revolution in Geology from the Renaissance to the ...
He launches into an apparently quite original treatment of the formation of sea salt and niter by means of a putative interaction between water and the metallic fumes that rise up from Earth's depths. It is likely that Newton's introductory lines ...
Gary D. Rosenberg, 2009
8
Statistical Computing in C++ and R
Algorithm 7.3 Power method v(0) = Av/||Av||,λ(0) = (v(0))TAv(0),niter = 0, change = ∞ while change > δ and niter < itMax do niter := niter + 1 v(niter) := Av(niter−1)/|| Av(niter−1)|| λ(niter) := (v(niter))TAv(niter) change = |λ(niter) − λ(niter−1)| end ...
Randall L. Eubank, Ana Kupresanin, 2011
9
Rice in Latin America: Improvement, Management, and Marketing
... filter Air niter Tires Tubes Primary fuel niter Secondary fuel niter Oil niter Transmission Hlter Air filter Ford tractor Fuel niter OH niter Transmission fiiter Air niter 80 HP Perkins engine Fuel niter Air niter SO HP Perkins engine Fuel niter Air niter ...
Federico E. Cuevas-Pérez, 1992
10
Geological Survey Professional Paper
Not only are perennial rock-salt crusts widespread in the Atacama Desert, but soils generally contain a high content of halite, gypsum, and soda- niter. Furthermore, this is one of the few areas of the world where rock salt is sufficiently stable to ...
‎1974

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NITER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term niter is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Patriots will feel the pressure in AFC East
Buffalo has three straight road games, with the finale in KC after a short rest Monday niter against NE. Dolphins (7-2 division, 30-1 SB): Miami is ... «GamingTodaySlotsToday, Jul 15»
2
Word game: July 20, 2015
SATURDAY'S WORD -- UNTIDIER under unit unite untie untried urine niter nude tend tern tide tidier tied tier tinder tine tinier tire trend tried trine ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jul 15»
3
Word game: July 17, 2015
YESTERDAY'S WORD -- SINTER sent sine sire siren site snit stein stern stir inert insert inset inter nest niter tern tier tine tire tries trine rein rent ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jul 15»
4
Clay Board Approves POW/MIA Chair at Courthouse
... on Deere Lane in Larkinsburg Township, on Athens Lane and Acts Road in Bible Grove Township, and on Niter Lane in Hoosier Township. «Effingham's News Leader, Jul 15»
5
Review: El Cerrito's Taste of Ethiopia definitely worth a visit
... the beloved dish of finely minced beef, marinated in mitmita, a distinctive Ethiopian chile blend, and niter kebbeh, a spiced ghee. To get really ... «Santa Cruz Sentinel, Jul 15»
6
These are the Minerals That Give Fireworks Their Colors
A darker violet is created by potassium nitrate (KNO3), which naturally occurs as niter, another form of saltpeter. Like sodium nitrate saltpeter, ... «io9, Jul 15»
7
Indians top Knights and Lions
Last Wednesday the Indians won a 10-9 nail-niter against NIC opponent Newman Catholic, followed by a 4-2 victory at Clear Lake. «Mason City Globe Gazette, Jul 15»
8
Cannonballs under the sidewalk? 7 facts about the University of …
A niter works located near the University (on the site of the Tutwiler Hall parking lot) was used to produce explosives. Also, in Northport, Dr. S.J. ... «AL.com, Jun 15»
9
On a quest for doro wat, but the natives know best
... align themselves as much with their accompanying peppers and onions as with the spiced clarified butter (niter kibbeh) they were sauteed in. «Washington Post, May 15»
10
Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery survives with little medical help
Lewis bled him and gave Niter which has revived him much." On July 12, Pvt. Alexander Willard received 100 lashes for falling asleep while on ... «Coeur d'Alene Press, May 15»

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