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Definition: Nitre |
NitreNoun1. (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "nitre" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1596. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Bible | Nitre (Prov. 25:20; R.V. marg., "soda"), properly "natron," a substance so called because, rising from the bottom of the Lake Natron in Egypt, it becomes dry and hard in the sun, and is the soda which effervesces when vinegar is poured on it. It is a carbonate of soda, not saltpetre, which the word generally denotes (Jer. 2:22; R.V. "lye"). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: NitreSynonyms: niter (n), potassium nitrate (n), saltpeter (n), saltpetre (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Nitre |
| Non-English Usage: "Nitre" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. French (nitre). |
Expression using "nitre": spirit of nitre. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
nitre | 4 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "nitre"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | nitrat potasiumi (niter, nitrite), nitrat natriumi (niter). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | نترات الصوديوم (niter, nitrate, saltpeter, saltpetre), النتر نترات البوتاسيوم (niter). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | селитра (niter, saltpeter, saltpetre). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | ledek (saltpeter, saltpetre). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | natriumnitrat (nitrate of soda, soda niter, soda nitre, sodium nitrate), salpeter (niter, potash nitre, potassium nitrat, salpetre, saltpeter), kaliumnitrat (niter, potash nitre, potassium nitrat, potassium nitrate, salpetre, saltpeter), chilesalpeter (Chile nitrate, nitrate of soda, soda niter, soda nitre, sodium nitrate). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | natronsalpeter (nitrate of soda, soda niter, soda nitre, sodium nitrate), natriumnitraat (nitrate of soda, soda niter, soda nitre, sodium nitrate), salpeter (niter, potash nitre, potassium nitrat, salpetre, saltpeter, soda niter, soda nitre, sodium nitrate), kaliumnitraat (niter, potash nitre, potassium nitrat, potassium nitrate, salpetre, saltpeter), kalisalpeter (niter, potash nitre, potassium nitrat, salpetre, saltpeter). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | natriumsalpietari (soda niter, soda nitre, sodium nitrate), natriumnitraatti (soda niter, soda nitre, sodium nitrate), kaliumnitraatti (E252, niter, potash nitre, potassium nitrat, potassium nitrate, salpetre, saltpeter), kalisalpietari (niter, potash nitre, potassium nitrat, salpetre, saltpeter), chilensalpietari (soda niter, soda nitre, sodium nitrate). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | nitre. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | salpeter (niter, potash nitre, potassium nitrat, salpetre, saltpeter, saltpetre, soda niter, soda nitre, sodium nitrate). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | νίτρο (niter, soda niter, soda nitre, sodium nitrate). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | תרן (natrium, sodium), תר (carbonate, natrium, soda). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | salétrom (niter, saltpeter, saltpetre). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | sendawa (belch, burp, gunpowder, saltpeter). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | nitro (niter, saltpeter). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 硝石 (saltpeter). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | neetar. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | itrenay nitro (niter, saltpeter, saltpetre), nitração, salitre (niter, saltpeter, saltpetre). (various references) azotat de potasiu (niter). (various references) селитра (niter, saltpeter, saltpetre). (various references) natar. (various references) šalitra (niter, saltpeter, saltpetre). (various references) nitro (niter, potash nitre, potassium nitrat, salpetre, saltpeter, soda niter, soda nitre, sodium nitrate), salitre (niter, potash nitre, potassium nitrat, salpetre, saltpeter, saltpetre). (various references) salpeter (nitric, potassium nitrate, salpetre). (various references) "ินประสิว (niter, nitrate of potassium). (various references) potasyum nitrat (niter), güherçile (niter, saltpeter, saltpetre). (various references) селітра (niter, saltpeter, saltpetre), нітрувати (niter, nitrate, nitrify, nitrogenize). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Proverbs Chapter 25, Verse 20 |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et amittit pallium in die frigoris acetum in nitro et qui cantat carmina cordi pessimo |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And leeseth the mantil in the dai of cold. Eisel in glas, that singeth dites with peruertid herte. As a moyhe to the cloth, and a werm to the tree, so sorewe of a man noyeth to the herte. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre; so is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Like one who takes off clothing in cold weather and like acid on a wound, is he who makes melody to a sad heart. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Proverbs Chapter 25, Verse 20 |
| Bulgarian | Както един, който съблича дрехата си в студено време, И както оцет на сода, Така и оня, който пее песни на оскърбено сърце. |
| Cebuano | ¶ Ingon sa usa nga nagahukas ug saput sa tingtugnaw, ug ingon sa suka ibabaw sa soda, Mao man siya nga nagaawit sa mga awit sa usa ka masulob-on nga kasingkasing. |
| Chinese | 對 傷 心 的 人 " 歌 、 就 如 冷 天 脫 衣 服 、 又 如 鹼 上 ' 醋 。 |
| Croatian | Kao onaj koji skida haljinu u zimski dan ili ocat lije na ranu, takav je onaj tko pjeva pjesmu turobnu srcu. |
| Danish | Som at lægge Frakken, når det er Frost, og hælde surt over Natron, så er det at synge for mismodig Mand. |
| Dutch | Die liederen zingt bij een treurig hart, is gelijk hij, die een kleed aflegt ten dage der koude, en als edik op salpeter. |
| Finnish | Kuin se, joka riisuu vaatteet pakkaspäivänä, kuin etikka lipeän sekaan, on se, joka laulaa lauluja murheelliselle sydämelle. |
| French | Oter son vêtement dans un jour froid, Répandre du vinaigre sur du nitre, C`est dire des chansons un coeur attristé. |
| German | Wer einem betrübten Herzen Lieder singt, das ist, wie wenn einer das Kleid ablegt am kalten Tage, und wie Essig auf der Kreide. |
| Haitian Creole | ¶ Chante mereng pou yon moun ki nan lapenn, se tankou moun ki wete tout rad sou li nan fredi, se tankou si ou prije sitwon sou yon malenng. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Bernyanyi untuk orang yang berduka seperti menelanjanginya dalam kedinginan cuaca seperti menuang cuka pada lukanya. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Seperti orang yang menanggalkan pakaiannya pada masa sejuk, dan seperti cuka disiram kepada luka yang baharu, demikianlah hal orang yang menyanyikan nyanyian bagi orang yang berdukacita hatinya. |
| Italian | è togliersi le vesti in un giorno rigido. Aceto su una piaga viva, tali sono i canti per un cuore afflitto. |
| Korean | 마 음 이 상 한 자 에 게 노 래 하 " 것 은 " 운 에 옷 을 벗 음 같 쏘 다 위 에 초 를 부 음 같 으 니 라 |
| Maori | ¶ Ko te tangata e waiata ana ki te ngakau pouri, e rite ana ki te tangata e whakarere ana i te kakahu i te rangi maeke, ki te winika hoki i runga i te houra. |
| Norwegian | Lik den som legger av sine klær på en vinterdag, lik eddik på pottaske er den som synger viser for et sorgfullt hjerte. |
| Portuguese | O que entoa canções ao coração aflito é como aquele que despe uma peça de roupa num dia de frio, e como vinagre sobre a chaga. |
| Rumanian | Ca unul care kwi scoate haina pe o zi rece, sau varsq oyet pe silitrq, awa este cine ckntq ckntece unei inimi kn nenorocire. - |
| Russian | юФП УОЙНБАЭЙК У УЕ'С П"ЕЦ"Х Ч ИПМП"ОЩК "ЕОШ, ЮФП ХЛУХУ ОБ ТБОХ, ФП ПАЭЙК ЕУОЙ ЕЮБМШОПНХ УЕТ""Х. |
| Spanish | El que canta canciones al corazón afligido es como el que quita la ropa en tiempo de frío o el que echa vinagre sobre el jabón. |
| Swedish | Såsom att taga av dig manteln på en vinterdag, och såsom syra på lutsalt, så är det att sjunga visor för ett sorgset hjärta. >Rom. 12,15. |
| Thai | บรร"าคนที่ร้องเพลงให้คนหนักใจฟัง ก็เหมือนคนถอ"เครื่องแต่งกายออกในวันที่อากาศหนาว และเหมือนเอาน้ำส้มมารา"บน"ินประสิว |
| Ukrainian | ¶ Що здіймати одежу холодного дня, що лити оцет на соду, це співати пісні серцю засмученому. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "nitre": nitres. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: inert, inter, niter, trine. | |
| Words within the letters "e-i-n-r-t" | |
-1 letter: nite, rein, rent, rite, tern, tier, tine, tire. | |
-2 letters: ern, ire, net, nit, rei, ret, rin, ten, tie, tin. | |
-3 letters: en, er, et, in, it, ne, re, ti. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-i-n-r-t" | |
+1 letter: cretin, engirt, entire, estrin, hinter, inerts, insert, intern, inters, invert, linter, minter, niters, nitery, nitres, norite, orient, pterin, ratine, reknit, remint, retain, retina, retine, retint, rident, sinter, tinder, tinier, tinker, tinner, tinter, tonier, triene, triens, trined, trines, triune, twiner, uniter, winter. | |
+2 letters: anestri, antired, antsier, arenite, bittern, bornite, centric, ceratin, certain, cistern, cithern, cithren, citrine, cittern, cointer, creatin, cretins, crinite, detrain, dextrin, enteric, enticer, entires, entrain, entries, estrins, fainter, genitor, gittern, granite, gratine, hairnet, hinters, igniter, inciter, inditer, inearth, inertia, inertly, ingrate, inherit, inserts, integer, interim, interne, interns, intoner, intreat, intrude, inverts, inviter, iterant, jointer, keratin, kernite, knitter, latrine, linters, lintier, metring, minaret, minster, minters, mintier, minuter, nastier, nattier, neither, neritic, nettier, niftier, niterie, nitrate, nitride, nitrile, nitrite, nittier, norites, noticer, nutsier, nuttier, oestrin, orients, painter, pertain, pointer, printed, printer, protein, pterins, raiment, ratines, ratline, reinter, reknits, reliant, remints, rentier, renting, repaint, reprint, resting, retains, rethink, retinae, retinal, retinas, retines, retinol, retints, retinue, retrain, retsina, retting, retying, reunite, ringent, ringlet, routine, ruinate, runtier, sinters, snifter, stainer, stearin, stinger, stinker, stinter, stonier, striven, tacrine, tangier, taurine, tawnier, tearing, teenier, tendril, tentier, terming, termini, ternion, terrain, terrine, tertian, therein, thinker, thinner, thriven, tiering, tinders, tindery, tingler, tinkers, tinkler, tinners, tinnier, tinters, tinware, trained, trainee, trainer, treeing, trenail, tribune, trident, trienes, trindle, trinket, tritone, triunes, tropine, trueing, turbine, turdine, twiners, twinier, uniters, unmiter, unmitre, untired, untried, uranite, urinate, uterine, venturi, vintner, vitrine, winters, wintery, writhen, written, zithern. | |
+3 letters: acentric, aerating, aeration, alerting, altering, angriest, animater, ankerite, anointer, anoretic, anterior, antherid, antihero, antimere, antiquer, antirape, antisera, antiwear, anuretic, aperient, arenites, argentic, arointed, arsenite, artiness, astringe, atrazine, atropine, attainer, auntlier, averting, bacterin, banister, baritone, barniest, berating, berthing, bitterns, bornites, braunite, brighten, briniest, canister, carinate, catering, ceinture, centiare, centring, centrism, centrist, centroid, ceratins, christen, cincture, cisterna, cisterns, citherns, cithrens, citrines, citterns, clarinet, cointers, concerti, contrite, contrive, corniest, craniate, creatine, creating, creatins, creation, cresting, crinites, daintier, dendrite, derating, detainer, detrains, dextrine, dextrins, dicentra, dipteran, dipteron, diriment, disinter, doctrine, dormient, earthing, elaterin, emigrant, enlister, enormity, entailer, entering, enticers, entirely, entirety, entrails, entrains, entropic, enuretic, erecting, erection, eructing, erupting, eruption, esurient, eternise, eternity, eternize, everting, exerting, exertion, fainters, ferniest, ferritin, flintier, frenetic, fretting, frighten, frontier, ganister, gantries, genitors, geniture, gentrice, gentries, gentrify, gerontic, gitterns, gnattier, gradient, granites, gratinee, greeting, grievant, hairnets, hearting, hereinto, herniate, horniest, igniters, incenter, inceptor, inciters, increate, indenter, indentor, indicter, indirect, inditers, indurate, inearths, inerrant, inertiae, inertial, inertias, inexpert, infecter, infector, infester, inflater, ingather, ingrates, inherent, inherits, injector, inserted, inserter, insetter, insister, instroke, insulter, integers, integral, intender, intenser, interact, interage, interbed, intercom, intercut, interest, interims, interior, interlap, interlay, intermit, intermix, internal, interned, internee, internes, interred, interrex, interrow, intersex, intertie, interval, interwar, inthrone, intoners, intorted, intranet, intreats, intrench, intrepid, intrigue, introrse, intruded, intruder, intrudes, inturned, inventer, inventor, inverity, inverted, inverter, invertor, investor, inviters, iterance, jauntier, jetliner, jointers, jointure, keratins, kernites, knitters, knitwear, knottier, latrines, lientery, listener, marinate, martinet, meriting, metering, minarets, minister, minsters, minstrel, misenter, misentry, misinter, mitering, motioner, mutineer, navicert, necrotic, neoteric, nephrite, nerdiest, nerviest, nettlier, neuritic, neuritis, neurotic, neutrino, niteries, nitrated, nitrates, nitrided, nitrides, nitriles, nitrites, nitrogen, notaries, notarize, noticers, notifier, nutrient, obtainer, oestrins, oneriest, ordinate, oriental, oriented, ornithes, orpiment, outliner, overthin, painters, paintier, pantries, perianth, pertains, petering, pinaster, pointers, pointier, porniest, precinct, prentice, preprint, pretrain, preunite, printers, printery, pristane, pristine, proteins, prurient, quainter, quitrent, raiments, rainiest, randiest, rangiest, ratanies, rationed, ratlines, reacting, reaction, reanoint, reattain, rebating, reciting, redating, reenlist, reesting, refuting, regiment, reignite, reincite, reindict, reinduct, reinfect, reinject, reinsert, reinters, reinvent, reinvest, reinvite, relating, relation, remating, reminted, remotion, renitent, renotify, rentiers, reobtain, reorient, repaints, reprints, reputing, resident, resinate, resiting, restrain, restring, retained, retainer, retaking, retaping, retaxing, retching, rethinks, reticent, retiling, retiming, retinals, retinene, retinite, retinoid, retinols, retinted, retinued, retinues, retinula, retirant, retiring, retrains, retrying, retsinas, retuning, retyping, reunited, reuniter, reunites, revoting, ringlets, riveting, routines, rudiment, ruinated, ruinates, ruminate, runniest, runtiest, ruthenic, scantier, seatrain, secretin, senorita, sentries, serenity, serotine, silenter, sinister, sintered, sirvente, snifters, snitcher, snootier, snottier, snoutier, spinster, splinter, sprinted, sprinter, squinter, stainers, stearine, stearins, steering, sterling, sternite, stingers, stingier, stinkers, stinkier, stinters, strained, strainer, straiten, strewing, stricken, stridden, strident, stringed, stringer, tabering, taborine, tacrines, tanglier, tapering, taurines, teensier, tendrils, tenorist, tenorite, tenurial, terminal, terminus, ternions, terpenic, terpinol, terrains, terrapin, terrines, tertians, theremin, thermion, thinkers, thinners, thirteen, thornier, timeworn, tincture, tinglers, tinglier, tinkered, tinkerer, tinklers, tinklier, tinwares, towering, trainees, trainers, trainmen, tramline, trapline, treading, treating, trebling, treenail, trekking, trenails, trendier, trendies, trendily, trending, trephine, triangle, triazine, tribunes, tricorne, tridents, triennia, trientes, trigness, trimness, trindled, trindles, trinkets, triplane, triptane, tritones, tropines, trotline, turbines, turnpike, twangier, twinkler, tyramine, tyrosine, unbitter, underlit, unerotic, unitizer, unmiters, unmitred, unmitres, unripest, untidier, uranites, urbanite, urinated, urinates, uttering, venturis, veratrin, vintager, vintners, virulent, vitrines, watering, whitener, wintered, winterer, winterly, wintrier, wresting, zitherns. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4E 69 74 72 65 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-. .. - .-. . |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001110 01101001 01110100 01110010 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)N i t r e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004E 0069 0074 0072 0065 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4875868471 |
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