Home › Words › N › nitriarynitriarynitriary · noun — an artificial bed composed of animal matter, used for the manufacture of nitrate.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, nitriary ranks #30,698 of 42,870 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom nitre and -ary.nounAn artificial bed composed of animal matter, used for the manufacture of nitrate.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.nitrian 64% match — Containing nitrogen (especially when this replaces another element) vs nitriary →nitriferous 64% match — Yielding or containing nitre. vs nitriary →nitrify 61% match — To treat or react with nitrogen or a nitrogen-containing compound. vs nitriary →nitrous 61% match — Pertaining to or composed of nitre; having the properties of nitre, bitter. vs nitriary →nitridation 60% match — Reaction or treatment with a nitride. vs nitriary →nitration 59% match — The reaction of something with nitric acid; especially such a reaction, in the presence of sulphuric acid, to introduce a nitro functional group into a compound. vs nitriary →nitratation 58% match — The conversion of nitrite into nitrate, typically be means of the enzyme nitrite oxidoreductase vs nitriary →nitrilic 58% match — Relating to or composed of a nitrile. vs nitriary →