Usually means: Potassium nitrate, used in gunpowder.
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  1. niter: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  1. NITER: The Mineral Gallery

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  1. Niter: Ceramic Glossary Database

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noun:  (US, inorganic chemistry) A mineral form of potassium nitrate (saltpetre) used in making gunpowder.
noun:  (obsolete) Native sodium carbonate; natron.

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