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diêm tiêu

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nitre
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nitre

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Noun
nitre Landforms & EnvironmentTheme

A mineral or chemical compound also known as saltpetre or potassium nitrate.

vi Diêm tiêu là một thành phần quan trọng để sản xuất thuốc súng.

en Nitre is an important ingredient for producing gunpowder.

Parts
diêm / tiêu / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 鹽硝 …
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 鹽硝

Chinese characters Source-aligned
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鹽硝
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
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diêm dân / diêm dúa / sao diêm vương / diêm vương tinh …
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