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Nixer vs Niter - What's the difference?

nixer | niter |

As a proper noun nixer

is niger (country).

As a noun niter is

(us|chemistry) a mineral form of potassium nitrate used in making gunpowder.

nixer

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (Irish, slang) A job or income which is taken in addition to one's normal employment, generally at evenings or weekends. Originally implied that payment was not declared for taxation, but now refers to any work that is not part of one's regular job.
    • John has a nixer on Saturdays as a barman.

    See also

    * under the counter * off the books ----

    niter

    English

    Alternative forms

    * nitre (Standard UK spelling )

    Noun

    (-)
  • (US, chemistry) A mineral form of potassium nitrate used in making gunpowder.

    • Derived terms

    * nitracrol * Nitralloy * nitramidin * nitran * nitraniline * nitranisic * nitrate * niter bush * nitridation * nitriding * nitrile * nitrion * nitrite * nitryl

    Related terms

    * nitric * nitrifaction * nitrify * nitrogen * nitrous

    See also

    * ("niter" on Wikipedia)

    Anagrams

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