saltpetre
English
Alternative forms
- saltpeter (US)
Etymology
From Old French salpetre, from Late Latin sāl petrae (“stone salt; possibly "salt of Petra"”).
Noun
saltpetre (usually uncountable, plural saltpetres)
Synonyms
- (potassium nitrate): Chilean saltpeter/Chilean saltpetre, nitrate of potash, niter/nitre, potassium nitrate
- (sodium nitrate): caliche, Chile saltpeter/Chile saltpetre, soda niter/soda nitre, sodium nitrate
Derived terms
- Chile saltpetre
- Chilean saltpetre
- Norway salpetre
Translations
potassium nitrate — see potassium nitrate
sodium nitrate — see sodium nitrate
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