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nitre

Meaningnatron

Common meaning: saltpetre

Journey through time

  1. Arabicnitruinsource
  2. Latinnitrumsource
  3. Frenchnitre‘niter’source
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsniter → saltpetrenitre‘saltpetre’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Arabic nitruin ‘natron’.

Roots

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