saltpeter

enUK

salt·pe·ter

S0049000 (sôlt′pē′tər)n. See potassium nitrate.

[Middle English salpetre, from Old French, from Medieval Latin sālpetrae : Latin sāl, salt; see sal- in Indo-European roots + Latin petrae, genitive of petra, rock (from Greek petrā; see per- in Indo-European roots).]

salt•pe•ter

or salt•pe•tre

(ˌsɔltˈpi tər)

n. naturally occurring potassium nitrate, used in making fireworks, gunpowder, etc.; niter. [1275–1325; < Medieval Latin salpetra, literally, salt of rock]

salt·pe·ter

(sôlt′pē′tər) See potassium nitrate.

Thesaurus

Noun

saltpeter - (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosiveniter, nitre, potassium nitrate, saltpetrefertiliser, fertilizer, plant food - any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertilenitrate - any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)

Translations

nitresalpêtresalnitro

saltpeter

enUK

saltpeter

saltpetre:

see potassium nitratepotassium nitrate,
chemical compound, KNO₃, occurring as colorless, prismatic crystals or as a white powder; it is found pure in nature as the mineral saltpeter, or niter. (The name saltpeter is also applied to sodium nitrate, although less frequently.
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saltpeter

[sȯlt′pēd·ər] (inorganic chemistry) potassium nitrate

saltpeter

enUK

po·tas·si·um ni·trate

sometimes used as a diuretic and diaphoretic; formerly it was included in asthmatic powders containing stramonium leaves. Synonym(s): niter, saltpeter

saltpeter

S01-832920, saltpetre (salt′pēt′ĕr) [L. sal petrae, salt of rock] A common name for potassium nitrate.CAS # 7757-79-1

Chile saltpeter

A common name for sodium nitrate, NaNO₃; a crystalline powder, saline in taste and soluble in water.CAS # 7631-99-4

saltpeter

enUK

noun

Synonyms for saltpeter

noun (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive

Synonyms

niter
nitre
potassium nitrate
saltpetre

Related Words

fertiliser
fertilizer
plant food
nitrate

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