Saltpetre - English meaning
Saltpetre – definitions in English dictionary
nounAnother term for potassium nitrate.
nounPotassium nitrate, especially as a component of gunpowder.
Usage examples:
Glauber created a mixture of saltpeter, lime, phosphoric acid, nitrogen and potash which was the fi…
nounA salty-tasting white powder used to preserve meat, and also used in producing explosives and fertilizers (= substances that help plants grow)
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Word origin
late Middle English: from Old French salpetre, from medieval Latin salpetra, probably representing sal petrae ‘salt of rock’ (i.e. found as an encrustation). The change in the first element w
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