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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nitrum \Ni"trum\, n. [L., natron. See {Niter}.] (Old Chem.)
     Niter.
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     {Nitrum flammans} [L., flaming niter] (Old Chem.), ammonium
        nitrate; -- probably so called because it deflagrates when


        suddenly heated.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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}.
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