| 单词 | saltpetre |
| 释义 | saltpetre (once / 7472 pages) n WORD FAMILY saltpetre: saltpetres USAGE EXAMPLESHe made his fortune from saltpetre, which was dug out of caliche - the nitrate-rich crust of the desert - and used to make fertilizer. BBC(Feb 07, 2015) The materials found in Torcy overnight included potassium nitrate, sulphur, saltpetre, a handgun and a shotgun, Mr Molins told journalists on Wednesday. BBC(Oct 10, 2012) Nowadays people who do home curing have difficulty obtaining saltpetre because it is an ingredient of gunpowder. BBC(Aug 01, 2012) n (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive Syn|Hyper niter, nitre, potassium nitrate, saltpeter nitrate any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid) |
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