Kannada Meaning of saltpetre
ಸಾಲ್ಟ್ಪೀಟರ್
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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.
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ಸಾಲ್ಟ್ಪೀಟರ್
(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 => ಉಪ್ಪುಸೋಡ, saltpan => ಉಪ್ಪಿನ ಕಣಿ, salton sea => ಸ್ಯಾಲ್ಟನ್ ಸಮುದ್ರ, saltness => ಉಪ್ಪುತನ, saltmouth => ಸಾಲ್ಟ್ಮೌತ್,
