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Nitrum
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Ni′trum
,Noun.
[L., natron. See
Niter
.] (Old Chem.)
Niter.
Nitrum flammans
[L., flaming niter]
(Old Chem.)
, ammonium nitrate; – probably so called because it deflagrates when suddenly heated.
Definition 2024
nitrum
nitrum
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek νίτρον (nítron), from Semitic.
Noun
nitrum n (genitive nitrī); second declension
- Various alkalis (especially soda ash)
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | nitrum | nitra |
| genitive | nitrī | nitrōrum |
| dative | nitrō | nitrīs |
| accusative | nitrum | nitra |
| ablative | nitrō | nitrīs |
| vocative | nitrum | nitra |
Related terms
References
- nitrum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- nitrum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- NITRUM in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “nitrum”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.