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Nitre vs Nitry - What's the difference?

nitre | nitry |

As a noun nitre

is standard spelling of from=British spelling|lang=en|niter.

As an adjective nitry is

nitrous.

nitre

English

Noun

(-)
  • (obsolete) native sodium carbonate; natron
  • * Bible, Jer. ii. 22
    • For though thou wash thee with nitre , and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me.

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    nitry

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (chemistry, obsolete) nitrous
    • (Webster 1913)