† salpetren.

Forms: Also Middle English–1500s salpeter, Middle English salpetyr, 1500s salpetir, sall-petter, saulpeter.

Etymology: < Old French salpetre (modern French salpêtre ), < medieval Latin salpetra , probably for sal petrae ‘salt of stone’ (sal , see sal n.¹; petrae genitive of late Latin petra, whence French pierre stone), so called because the salt occurs as an incrustation on stones. Compare German salpeter.

Obsolete.

Saltpetre.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > nitrates > [noun] > potassium nitrate

nitrumOE

salpetrec1325

sal-nitre1416

saltpetre1501

peter in roche1554

salt nitre1601

nitre1617

roche petre1634

rock petre1667

Smyrna earth1735

nitre crystal1869

c1325 Chron. Eng. 184 Salgemme and salpetre, Salarmoniac ther ys eke.

1384–5 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1901) III. 594 Item pro Salpetre emp. pro Gonnis, 7s. 6d.

c1386 G. Chaucer Canon's Yeoman's Prol. & Tale 255 Sal peter, vitriole.

1483 Cath. Angl. 317/2 Salpetyr.

a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 199 A refing sonne off rakyng Muris..That fulle dismeberit hes my meter And poysonid it with strang salpeter.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxi. x. 421 The true marke to know good sal-petre, Is to be verie light in hand [etc.].

1667 R. Boyle Origine Formes & Qualities (ed. 2) 115 It [sc. vitriol] is wont to be reckon'd with Sal-petre, Sea-salt, and Sal Gem among true Salts.

Derivatives

sal-petery adj. = salpetrous adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > minerals > mineral sources > [adjective] > yielding a mineral or metal > nitre or saltpetre

nitrous1583

sal-petery1608

peterish1690

salinitrous1731

nitriferous1839

salitrose1845

salitrous1897

1608 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iv. 100 Rich Iericho's (sometimes) sal-peetry soil..Brought forth no fruit.

salpetrous adj. impregnated with saltpetre, nitrous.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > chemistry > elements and compounds > metals > specific elements > potassium > [adjective] > compounds

salpetrous1731

salitrous1897

1731 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Salpetrous.

1883 D. Cook On Stage I. 221 Sparks and smoke and fearful salpetrous fumes.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	salpetre
释义	† salpetren. Forms: Also Middle English–1500s salpeter, Middle English salpetyr, 1500s salpetir, sall-petter, saulpeter. Etymology: < Old French salpetre (modern French salpêtre ), < medieval Latin salpetra , probably for sal petrae ‘salt of stone’ (sal , see sal n.¹; petrae genitive of late Latin petra, whence French pierre stone), so called because the salt occurs as an incrustation on stones. Compare German salpeter. Obsolete. Saltpetre. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > nitrates > [noun] > potassium nitrate nitrumOE salpetrec1325 sal-nitre1416 saltpetre1501 peter in roche1554 salt nitre1601 nitre1617 roche petre1634 rock petre1667 Smyrna earth1735 nitre crystal1869 c1325 Chron. Eng. 184 Salgemme and salpetre, Salarmoniac ther ys eke. 1384–5 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1901) III. 594 Item pro Salpetre emp. pro Gonnis, 7s. 6d. c1386 G. Chaucer Canon's Yeoman's Prol. & Tale 255 Sal peter, vitriole. 1483 Cath. Angl. 317/2 Salpetyr. a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 199 A refing sonne off rakyng Muris..That fulle dismeberit hes my meter And poysonid it with strang salpeter. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxi. x. 421 The true marke to know good sal-petre, Is to be verie light in hand [etc.]. 1667 R. Boyle Origine Formes & Qualities (ed. 2) 115 It [sc. vitriol] is wont to be reckon'd with Sal-petre, Sea-salt, and Sal Gem among true Salts. Derivatives sal-petery adj. = salpetrous adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > mineral sources > [adjective] > yielding a mineral or metal > nitre or saltpetre nitrous1583 sal-petery1608 peterish1690 salinitrous1731 nitriferous1839 salitrose1845 salitrous1897 1608 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iv. 100 Rich Iericho's (sometimes) sal-peetry soil..Brought forth no fruit. salpetrous adj. impregnated with saltpetre, nitrous. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > elements and compounds > metals > specific elements > potassium > [adjective] > compounds salpetrous1731 salitrous1897 1731 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Salpetrous. 1883 D. Cook On Stage I. 221 Sparks and smoke and fearful salpetrous fumes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.c1325
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