nitre

英['naɪtə] 美['naɪtə]
  • n. 硝酸钾;硝酸钠
  • =niter(美).
Noun:
  1. (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive

1. They used lumps of nitre, a sodium compound from the ship.
他们使用了船上的硝石块-钠的一种化合物.

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2. To relieve the shortage of salt, people have begun to extract it from nitre.
他们为了解决食盐的缺乏, 进行了硝盐的制造.

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