Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nitre

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables: ni-tre
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

UK standard spelling of niter.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me."
"The best yellow on cotton is dyed with sugar, or nitre of lead and the bichromate of potass."
"Had he bought nitre before, I have since tried to recall and I cannot. It is a common enough article and I sell it every day."

Usage

Inflected Forms

nitres (plural)

Derived Forms

nitriferous nitry

Synonyms

potassium nitrate saltpeter saltpetre niter

Rhymes With

writer fighter lighter brighter whiter mitre biter ankle biter titer titre niter sighter

Questions

What does nitre mean?: UK standard spelling of niter.

How to pronounce nitre

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