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Webster 1913 Edition
Nitratine
Ni′tra-tine
,Noun.
(Min.)
A mineral occurring in transparent crystals, usually of a white, sometimes of a reddish gray, or lemon-yellow, color; native sodium nitrate. It is used in making nitric acid and for manure. Called also
soda niter
. Definition 2024
nitratine
nitratine
English
Noun
nitratine (plural nitratines)
- (mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral form of sodium nitrate.
References
- nitratine Barthelmy, David (accessed 29 August 2016) Webmineral Mineralogy Database