νισαντήρι
Greek
Alternative forms
- νισαντίρι n (nisantíri) (alternative spelling, recommended but less commonly used)
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish نشادر (nışadır, “sal ammoniac”), from Persian نشادر (nošâdor, “sal ammoniac”), a later form of Persian نوشادر (nôšâdor, literally “immortal fire”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nisanˈdiri/
- Hyphenation: νι‧σα‧ντή‧ρι
Noun
νισαντήρι • (nisantíri) n
- (inorganic chemistry) ammonium chloride, sal ammoniac, an inorganic salt used as a flux for cleaning metal surfaces by reacting with the oxides on their surface
- Synonym: χλωριούχο αμμώνιο (chlorioúcho ammónio) (contemporary, nomenclature)
Declension
Further reading
- Χλωριούχο αμμώνιο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
- νισαντίρι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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