Nitrum


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Ni´trum


n.1.(Old Chem.) Niter.
Nitrum flammans
(Old Chem.) ammonium nitrate; - probably so called because it deflagerates when suddenly heated.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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The four models in Hoyt's new Nitrum Series are the company's most advanced aluminum-riser bows ever, thanks to their noise- and vibration-killing Offset Riser Design.
Hoyt is a well-established leader in the archery industry, and the company's all-new 2015 Nitrum Series is designed to push the limits of aluminum riser design while bringing many proven technologies together with a couple new arrivals.
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