saltpetre
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- saltpeter (US)
Etymology[edit]
From Old French salpetre, from Late Latin sāl petrae (“stone salt; possibly "salt of Petra"”).
Noun[edit]
saltpetre (usually uncountable, plural saltpetres)
Synonyms[edit]
- (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[edit]
Translations[edit]
potassium nitrate — see potassium nitrate
sodium nitrate — see sodium nitrate
