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Webster 1913 Edition
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.