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Meaning of nitrum | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
[ˈnɪ.trũː]

Definitions

various alkalis (especially soda ash)

declension-2, neuter

Equivalents

Examples

“Semina vidi equidem multos medicare serentes Et nitro prius et nigra perfundere amurca, Grandior ut fetus siliquis fallacibus esset”

I likewise saw many steep seeds as they were sowing and, beforehand, treat them with alkalis and the dregs of black olive-oil, that bigger fruits may grow inside the deceitful pod, and they quickly boil to however small a fire.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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