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has glosseng: Niter (US) or nitre (UK) is the mineral form of potassium nitrate, KNO3, also known as saltpeter (US) or saltpetre (UK). Historically, the term "nitre" – cognate with "natrium", a Latin word for sodium – has been very vaguely defined, and it has been applied to a variety of other minerals and chemical compounds, including sodium nitrate (also "soda nitre" or "cubic nitre"), sodium carbonate and potassium carbonate. This article is about the mineral form of potassium nitrate, which is the usual modern meaning.
lexicalizationeng: Niter
lexicalizationeng: Potash niter
lexicalizationeng: Potash nitre
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Catalan
has glosscat: El salnitre o nitre és el compost químic NaNO3 i KNO3. Es troba naturalment en grans extensions de Sudamèrica, principalment en Xile, amb espessors de fins a 3,6 metres. Apareix associat a dipòsits de guix, NaCl, altres sals i sorra, conformant en conjunt el caliche.
lexicalizationcat: nitre
Italian
has glossita: Il niter è un minerale.
lexicalizationita: Niter
Japanese
has glossjpn: 硝石(しょうせき、niter)とは、硝酸カリウム (KNO3) を主成分とする天然に産する硝酸塩の混合物のことである。窒素に相当する英語 nitrogen は硝石を意味する nitre(米niter)+ gen に由来する。
lexicalizationjpn: 硝石
Polish
has glosspol: Nitrokalit (nitryt, niter, saletra indyjska, saletra potasowa) - minerał z gromady azotanów.
lexicalizationpol: Nitrokalit
Chinese
has glosszho: 硝石,也称消石、火硝、牙硝(古書上又稱茫消或北帝玄珠,焰硝等),是一种天然矿物,主要成分为硝酸钾。
lexicalizationzho: 硝石

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