Uk English Meaning of saltpetre
Saltpetre
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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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Saltpetre
(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 => saltpetre, saltpan => Saltpan, salton sea => Salton Sea, saltness => saltiness, saltmouth => Whiting,
