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Nitre

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A named saltpeter of older pharmacy and later gunpowder. Not table salt, and not natron.

Also known as Saltpeter

  • Nitre is used in Medicine.

    Pliny’s Natural History treats nitre among mineral salt crusts gathered for cautery and related compounds. A named nitre in that encyclopedia, not natron as the Egyptian wash already walked and not table salt alone.

    from Pliny the Elder · Natural History, c. 77 CE

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  • Nitre is historically related to Workshop.

    In Cooley's Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts, Nitre is named as workshop kit — a working piece of the trade.

    from Arnold James Cooley · Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts, 6th ed. (PD; Gutenberg #39733 / #41957)

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  • Nitre is historically related to Iron.

    In Heather's Treatise on Mathematical Instruments, Nitre is treated with Iron; piece and peer stock share the entry.

    from J. F. Heather · Treatise on Mathematical Instruments, 1849 (and later PD editions)

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  • Nitre is historically related to Oak.

    In Buchan's Domestic Medicine, Nitre sits with Oak in woodwork speech — named together on the working page.

    from William Buchan · Domestic Medicine, 1791 (12th ed.; Gutenberg #74359)

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  • Nitre is historically related to Vinegar.

    In Dunglison’s Medical Lexicon, oxynitron is a plaster composed chiefly of vinegar and nitre — nitre is mixed with that vinegar.

    from Robley Dunglison · Medical Lexicon, 1874 (and earlier PD eds.)

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  • Nitre is historically related to Sulfur.

    In Ure’s Dictionary of Arts, sulphur thrown into melted nitre deflagrates, and gunpowder’s three prime materials are nitre, sulphur, and charcoal — nitre is compounded with that sulphur in the powder.

    from Andrew Ure · Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines, 1839 (and later PD editions)

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  • Nitre is historically related to Zinc.

    In Ure’s Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines, blue fire for lances is made with nitre, antimony, and very fine zinc filings — nitre is mixed with that zinc.

    from Andrew Ure · Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines, 1839 (and later PD editions)

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  • Nitre is historically related to Antimony.

    In Ure’s Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines, blue fire for lances is made with nitre, antimony, and very fine zinc filings — nitre is mixed with that antimony.

    from Andrew Ure · Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines, 1839 (and later PD editions)

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  • Nitre is historically related to Alum.

    In Dunglison Medical Lexicon, Bailey itch ointment compounds lard with nitre, alum, and sulphate of zinc - nitre is mixed with that alum.

    from Robley Dunglison · Medical Lexicon, 1874 (and earlier PD eds.)

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  • Nitre is historically related to Mint.

    In Buchan Domestic Medicine, a diuretic mixture mixes mint-water with sweet spirit of nitre - nitre is mixed into that mint water.

    from William Buchan · Domestic Medicine, 1791 (12th ed.; Gutenberg #74359)

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  • Cream of tartar is historically related to Nitre.

    In Ure’s Dictionary of Arts, white flux is the residuum of deflagrating two parts of nitre with one of cream of tartar in a red-hot crucible — cream of tartar is deflagrated with that nitre.

    from Andrew Ure · Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines, 1839 (and later PD editions)

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  • Camphor is historically related to Nitre.

    In Buchan’s Domestic Medicine, ten or twelve grains of camphire may be rubbed in a mortar with half a drachm of nitre and taken twice a-day — camphor is rubbed with that nitre.

    from William Buchan · Domestic Medicine, 1791 (12th ed.; Gutenberg #74359)

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  • Juniper is historically related to Nitre.

    In Buchan Domestic Medicine, stone in the ureter is treated with juniper-water and a tea-spoonful of sweet spirits of nitre in the drink - juniper diuretic works with that nitre.

    from William Buchan · Domestic Medicine, 1791 (12th ed.; Gutenberg #74359)

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  • Gypsum is historically related to Nitre.

    In Ure Dictionary of Arts, the Sevres frit stirs nitre with alum, gypsum, and siliceous sand into pasty fusion - gypsum shares that frit with nitre.

    from Andrew Ure · Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines, 1839 (and later PD editions)

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  • Rose is historically related to Nitre.

    In Buchan’s Domestic Medicine, a fever draught mixes dulcified spirit of nitre with rose-water, common water, and simple syrup for repeated doses while the fever is violent.

    from William Buchan · Domestic Medicine, 1791 (12th ed.; Gutenberg #74359)

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  • Arsenic is historically related to Nitre.

    In Ure’s Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines, arseniate of potash is prepared by fusing equal parts of white arsenic and nitre in a crucible, then dissolving the cooled melt in hot water and crystallizing.

    from Andrew Ure · Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines, 1839 (and later PD editions)

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  • Ginger is historically related to Nitre.

    In Buchan’s Domestic Medicine, a diuretic mixture combines mint-water, vinegar of squills, sweet spirit of nitre, and syrup of ginger, taken by the spoonful for urinary obstructions.

    from William Buchan · Domestic Medicine, 1791 (12th ed.; Gutenberg #74359)

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  • Litharge is historically related to Nitre.

    In Dunglison’s Medical Lexicon, the medicinal stone was a mixture of peroxide of iron, litharge, alum, nitre, sal ammoniac, and vinegar, evaporated and calcined at a red heat for an hour as an astringent.

    from Robley Dunglison · Medical Lexicon, 1874 (and earlier PD eds.)

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Roman religion

  • Nitre appears in Roman religion.

    Pliny’s Natural History seats nitre among saltpeter-neighborhood crusts of washing, craft chemistry, and mineral encyclopedia speech beyond pharmacy alone. A named nitre craft encyclopedia seat, not nitre-medicine-pliny already walked and not natron as the Egyptian soda alone.

    from Pliny the Elder · Natural History, c. 77 CE

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