"niter" meaning in English

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      "word": "nitracrol"
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      "word": "Nitralloy"
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      "word": "nitramidin"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "nitrile"
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    {
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      "word": "nitrion"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "nitrite"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "nitryl"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "args": {
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        "3": "nitre"
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        "5": "native soda, natron"
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    },
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        "3": "νίτρον"
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      "name": "der"
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        "3": "nṯrj",
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    },
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        "2": "natron",
        "3": "trona"
      },
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    }
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    {
      "form": "niters",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nitre",
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      ]
    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "nitrifaction"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "nitrify"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "nitrogen"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "nitrous"
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        "A mineral form of potassium nitrate (saltpetre) used in making gunpowder."
      ],
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          "inorganic chemistry"
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          "potassium nitrate",
          "potassium nitrate"
        ],
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          "saltpetre",
          "saltpetre"
        ],
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          "gunpowder",
          "gunpowder"
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        "(US, inorganic chemistry) A mineral form of potassium nitrate (saltpetre) used in making gunpowder."
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          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "potassium nitrate",
          "word": "salpetro"
        }
      ]
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        "Native sodium carbonate; natron."
      ],
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          "sodium carbonate"
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        "(obsolete) Native sodium carbonate; natron."
      ],
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          "sense": "sodium carbonate",
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    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪtə(ɹ)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "niter"
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    {
      "word": "niter bush"
    },
    {
      "word": "nitracrol"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nitralloy"
    },
    {
      "word": "nitramidin"
    },
    {
      "word": "nitran"
    },
    {
      "word": "nitraniline"
    },
    {
      "word": "nitranisic"
    },
    {
      "word": "nitrate"
    },
    {
      "word": "nitridation"
    },
    {
      "word": "nitriding"
    },
    {
      "word": "nitrile"
    },
    {
      "word": "nitrion"
    },
    {
      "word": "nitrite"
    },
    {
      "word": "nitryl"
    },
    {
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        "Native sodium carbonate; natron."
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      "code": "eo",
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      "sense": "potassium nitrate",
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  "word": "niter"
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