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Nitratine

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) A mineral occurring in transparent crystals, usually of a white, sometimes of a reddish gray, or lemon-yellow, color; native sodium nitrate. It is used in making nitric acid and for manure. Called also soda niter.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Nitratine'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​n/nitratine.html. 1828.