1. (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive
   - potassium nitrate, saltpetre [Brit, Cdn], niter [US], nitre [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: saltpeters

Type of: nitrate

Part of: fertiliser [Brit], fertilizer, plant food

Encyclopedia: Saltpeter

• Solomon Guggenheim
• Solomon Hurok
• Solomon Islands
• Solomon's-seal
• Solomonic
• Solomons
• solon
• Solresol
• solstice
• solstitial
• solubility
• soluble
• soluble glass
• soluble RNA
• solubleness
• solute
• solution
• solvability
• solvable
• solvate
• solvating agent
• solvation
• Solvay
• Solvay process
• solve