nitre
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of nitre
C14: via Old French from Latin nitrum, from Greek nitron natron
Example Sentences
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In South Carolina, in April 1864, the Confederate government hired 31 enslaved people to work at the Ashley Ferry Nitre Works, outside Charleston.
From Washington Post • Jul. 9, 2020
The Spots may be fomented with Decoctions of Aromatick and Anti-Scorbutick Herbs and Nitre.
From The Compleat Surgeon or, the whole Art of Surgery explain'd in a most familiar Method. by Le Clerc, Charles Gabriel
He was immediately blooded, had a saline Mixture with Contrayerva and Nitre, and was ordered to take a Purge in the Morning.
From An Account of the Diseases which were most frequent in the British military hospitals in Germany by Monro, Donald
Oxyd of zinc zinc Nitre of zinc. iron iron Nitre of iron.
From Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries by Lavoisier, Antoine
Calomel, one grain, Antimony, two grains, Nitre, five grains, followed up in three hours by one teaspoonful No. two.
From The Dog by Dinks
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