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Nitter vs Niter - What's the difference?

nitter | niter |

As nouns the difference between nitter and niter

is that nitter is (zoology) a louse that deposits nits on horses while niter is (us|chemistry) a mineral form of potassium nitrate used in making gunpowder.

nitter

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (zoology) A louse that deposits nits on horses.
    • (Webster 1913)

    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)

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