Polish Meaning of saltpetre

Saletra potasowa

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Definitions and Meaning of saltpetre in English

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saltpetre (n)

(KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive

Webster

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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Saletra potasowa

(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 => saletra, saltpan => Solnisko, salton sea => Salton Sea, saltness => zasolenie, saltmouth => Witlinek,