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Nitriary

Nitriary \Ni"tri*a*ry\, n. [See Niter.] An artificial bed of animal matter for the manufacture of niter by nitrification. See Nitrification, 2.

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nitriary

n. An artificial bed of animal matter for the manufacture of nitre by nitrification.

Usage examples of "nitriary".

And he had taken the Styphon temple-farm, a nitriary, freeing the slaves and putting the priests to death.