| 单词 | saltpeter |
| 释义 | saltpeter (once / 25639 pages) n WORD FAMILY saltpeter USAGE EXAMPLESAt the table we discussed whether there was any saltpeter in the mashed potatoes. John Knowles, A Separate Peace(1959) Gunpowder was even harder to get, but all over New England saltpeter, sulphur, and charcoal were being ground to a paste, made into gunpowder. Esther Hoskins Forbes, Johnny Tremain(1943) Saltpeter is relatively uncommon in Europe, because it’s more likely to form at higher temperatures. Forbes(Jul 04, 2014) n (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive Syn|Hyper niter, nitre, potassium nitrate, saltpetre nitrate any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid) |
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