güherçile
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Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كوهرچله (güherçile, “saltpetre”), itself from Persian گوهرچله (gûharçile, “saltpetre”).
Noun[edit]
güherçile (definite accusative güherçileyi, plural güherçileler)
- saltpetre, potassium nitrate, a naturally occurring salt, notably used as an ingredient of gunpowder
- Synonym: potasyum nitrat
Declension[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “güherçile”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1793
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “güherçile”, in Nişanyan Sözlük