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saltpeterenUK
salt·pe·ter S0049000 (sôlt′pē′tər)n. See potassium nitrate.
[Middle English salpetre, from Old French, from Medieval Latin sālpetrae : Latin sāl, salt; see sal- in Indo-European roots + Latin petrae, genitive of petra, rock (from Greek petrā; see per- in Indo-European roots).]salt•pe•ter or salt•pe•tre (ˌsɔltˈpi tər)
n. naturally occurring potassium nitrate, used in making fireworks, gunpowder, etc.; niter. [1275–1325; < Medieval Latin salpetra, literally, salt of rock] salt·pe·ter (sôlt′pē′tər) See potassium nitrate.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | saltpeter - (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosiveniter, nitre, potassium nitrate, saltpetrefertiliser, fertilizer, plant food - any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertilenitrate - any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid) |
TranslationssaltpeterenUK
saltpeter or saltpetre: see potassium nitratepotassium nitrate,
chemical compound, KNO3, occurring as colorless, prismatic crystals or as a white powder; it is found pure in nature as the mineral saltpeter, or niter. (The name saltpeter is also applied to sodium nitrate, although less frequently.
..... Click the link for more information. .saltpeter[sȯlt′pēd·ər] (inorganic chemistry) potassium nitrate saltpeterenUK
po·tas·si·um ni·tratesometimes used as a diuretic and diaphoretic; formerly it was included in asthmatic powders containing stramonium leaves. Synonym(s): niter, saltpetersaltpeterS01-832920, saltpetre (salt′pēt′ĕr) [L. sal petrae, salt of rock] A common name for potassium nitrate.CAS # 7757-79-1Chile saltpeterA common name for sodium nitrate, NaNO3; a crystalline powder, saline in taste and soluble in water.CAS # 7631-99-4saltpeterenUK
Synonyms for saltpeternoun (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosiveSynonyms- niter
- nitre
- potassium nitrate
- saltpetre
Related Words- fertiliser
- fertilizer
- plant food
- nitrate
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