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saltpeter

noun

Meaning

  1. Potassium nitrate.
  2. Sodium nitrate.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

saltpetre(English)nitre(English)niter(English)potassium nitrate(English)gunpowder(English)copperas(English)gunpower(English)guncotton(English)caliche(English)leaching(English)atacama(English)nitrate(English)

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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