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English
Pronunciation
Noun
nitre (countable and uncountable, plural nitres)
- British standard spelling of niter.
Anagrams
- -retin, -retin-, Inter, Terni, Tiner, inert, inter, inter-, n-tier, niter, riten., terin, trine
French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Latin nitrum (“niter, natron”), from Ancient Greek νίτρον (nítron). Ultimately from Egyptian nṯrj (“natron”).
Noun
nitre m (uncountable)
- (dated) saltpetre (potassium nitrate)
- Synonym: salpêtre
Related terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
nitre
- inflection of nitrer:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
Anagrams
Spanish
Verb
nitre
- inflection of nitrar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative