Italian Meaning of saltpetre
Salnitro
Other Italian words related to Salnitro
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Nearest Words of saltpetre
- saltpetrous => nitroso
- salt-rising bread => Pane lievitato con il sale
- saltshaker => saliera
- saltwater => acqua salata
- saltwater fish => Pesci d'acqua salata
- saltworks => (saline) saline
- saltwort => Finocchio marino
- saltwort family => Famiglia delle Chenopodiceae
- salty => salato
- salubrious => salutare
Definitions and Meaning of saltpetre in English
saltpetre (n)
(KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive
saltpetre (n.)
Potassium nitrate; niter; a white crystalline substance, KNO3, having a cooling saline taste, obtained by leaching from certain soils in which it is produced by the process of nitrification (see Nitrification, 2). It is a strong oxidizer, is the chief constituent of gunpowder, and is also used as an antiseptic in curing meat, and in medicine as a diuretic, diaphoretic, and refrigerant.
FAQs About the word saltpetre
Salnitro
(KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosivePotassium nitrate; niter; a white crystalline substance, KNO3, having a cooling saline taste, obtained by le
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saltpeter => salnitro, saltpan => Salina, salton sea => Salton Sea, saltness => salinità, saltmouth => Nasello,
