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νίτρον

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Semitic. Compare Hebrew נֶתֶר (néṯer, washing soda), all ultimately from Egyptian nṯrj:

R9

Pronunciation

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Noun

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νῐ́τρον (nítronn (genitive νῐ́τρου); second declension

  1. sodium carbonate or sodium nitrate (or perhaps mineral potassium nitrate), which were not distinguished in Europe until the 13th century

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