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Nov 11, 2009
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so'da ni"ter




a white or transparent mineral, sodium nitrate, NaNO3, used chiefly as a fertilizer and in the manufacture of sulfuric and nitric acids and potassium nitrate. Also called Chile saltpeter, nitratine.

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