'Nitrum' definitions:
Definition of 'Nitrum'
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- Nitrum \Ni"trum\, n. [L., natron. See Niter.] (Old Chem.) Niter. [1913 Webster]
- Nitrum flammans [L., flaming niter] (Old Chem.), ammonium nitrate; -- probably so called because it deflagrates when suddenly heated. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'nitrum'
From: GCIDE
- Trona \Tro"na\, n. [Of Egyptian or North African origin.] (Chem. & Min.) A native double salt, consisting of a combination of neutral and acid sodium carbonate, Na2CO3.2HNaCO3.2H2O, occurring as a white crystalline fibrous deposit from certain soda brine springs and lakes; -- called also urao, and by the ancients nitrum. [1913 Webster]