Nit(e)r(e) [Niter, Nitre]

Morpheme

Nit(e)r(e) [Niter, Nitre]

Type

free base

Denotation

alkali mineral

Etymology

Middle English niter, nitere, nitre, nytre; Old French nitre; Latin nitrum; Ancient Greek nítron; Egyptian nṯrj

Evidence

niter, nitran, nitraniline, nitrate, nitrazepam, nitre, nitric, nitridation, nitride, nitriding, nitrify, nitrile, nitrite, nitro, nitro-, nitroethane, nitrogen, nitromethyl, nitronium, nitrose, nitroso-, nitrosoprotein, nitrosoproteome, nitrosyl, nitrous, nitryl

Notes

niter, natron, and trona are doublets

See Also

Natr, Trona, Trile