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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
nitre /ˈnʌɪtə/ (US niter)

▶noun potassium nitrate; saltpetre.

– origin ME: from OFr., from L. nitrum, from Gk nitron.

'nitre' also found in these Oxford entries:

natron - niter - nitrate - nitrile - nitrogen - touchpaper

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