nitre

American  

[nahy-ter] / ˈnaɪ tər /

noun

Chiefly British.

1. a variant of niter.

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nitre British  

/ ˈnaɪtə /

noun

1. another name for potassium nitrate sodium nitrate

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Etymology

Origin of nitre

C14: via Old French from Latin nitrum, from Greek nitron _natron

Example Sentences

The nitre beds were large rectangles of rotted manure and straw, moistened weekly with urine, “dung water,” and liquid from privies, cesspools and drains, and turned over regularly, according to accounts at the time.

From Washington Post

They were in a long, dim cellar with barrel-vaulted ceilings, its stone walls spotted with nitre.

From Literature

The walls were discolored with patches of nitre.

From Literature

He remembered walls of pale red stone festooned with patches of nitre, a grey door of splintered wood, four inches thick and studded with iron.

From Literature

After this, reduce for a few days the amount of the animal’s food, and administer a small portion of nitre and sulphur in each morning’s meal.

From Project Gutenberg